1. Full of bends or curves; sinuous.
Origin: Flexuous is derived from the Latin word flexuōsus which meant full of turns or crooked. This is an interesting example where the suffix changes the implication of the word. Unlike the more common word flexible, which means "capable of being bent" because of the suffix -ible , flexuous has the suffix, -ous meaning "full of."
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