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Webster 1913 Edition


Flexuous

Flex′u-ous

,
Adj.
[L.
flexuosus
, fr.
flexus
a bending, turning.]
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 1828 Edition


Flexuous

FLEX'UOUS

,
Adj.
[L. flexuosus.]
1.
Winding; having turns or windings; as a flexuous rivulet.
2.
Bending; winding; wavering; not steady; as a flexuous flame.
3.
In botany, bending or bent; changing its direction in a curve, from joint to joint, from bud to bud, or from flower to flower.

Definition 2024


flexuous

flexuous

English

Adjective

flexuous (comparative more flexuous, superlative most flexuous)

  1. winding from side to side; sinuous

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