sinuate

An obsolete adjective describing something that is curved, wavy, or winding in shape or course.

• 🇫🇷Adjectif décrivant quelque chose qui est courbé, ondulé ou sinueux dans sa forme ou sa direction, souvent en parlant de bords ou de contours.

1. Curved or wavy C2 formal

   Having a shape that curves in and out; winding or sinuous.

   • The river followed a sinuate path through the valley.
   • Her sinuate movements on the dance floor were mesmerizing.
   • The sinuate design of the fence added an elegant touch to the garden.

   🇫🇷sinué

   Synonymes: curvymeanderingserpentinesinuoussnakytortuouswavywinding

   Antonymes: straight

2. Wavy margin (botany) C2 formal

   Describing a leaf or other plant part that has a margin with alternating concave and convex curves.

   • The oak leaf has a sinuate margin, unlike the smooth edge of a beech leaf.
   • Botanists identified the plant by its sinuate leaf edges.
   • The sinuate outline of the fern frond is quite distinctive.

   🇫🇷Marge sinuée (botanique)

   Synonymes: sinuousundulatewavy

• more sinuate comparative form
• most sinuate superlative form