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sinuoso

winding, sinuous

adjective see-NWOH-soh Rare

Origin: From Latin sinuosus (full of curves), from sinus (curve, bay).

Usage Note

Sinuoso describes anything with many curves or bends: un camino sinuoso (a winding road), un río sinuoso (a meandering river). Figuratively it can describe devious or evasive behaviour: un argumento sinuoso (a convoluted argument). The feminine form is sinuosa, plural sinuosos/sinuosas.

Examples

"El camino de montaña es muy sinuoso."

Natural Translation

The mountain road is very winding.

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