flexuous Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite having turns or windings
    • the flexuous bed of the stream

WordNet


Flex"u*ous adjective
Etymology
L. flexuosus, fr. flexus a bending, turning.
Definitions
  1. Having turns, windings, or flexures.
  2. (Bot.) Having alternate curvatures in opposite directions; bent in a zigzag manner.
  3. Wavering; not steady; flickering. Bacon.

Webster 1913