What does flexuous mean?
Definitions for flexuous
ˈflɛk ʃu əsflex·u·ous
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Princeton's WordNet
flexuousadjective
having turns or windings
"the flexuous bed of the stream"
Wiktionary
flexuousadjective
winding from side to side; sinuous
Etymology: From flexuosus, from flexus, from flectere.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Flexuousadjective
Etymology: flexuosus, Latin.
In regard of the soul, the numerous and crooked narrow cranies, and the restrained flexuous rivulets of corporeal things, are all contemptible. Kenelm Digby, on the Soul.
The trembling of a candle discovers a wind, that otherwise we do not feel; and the flexuous burning of flames doth shew the air beginneth to be unquiet. Francis Bacon, Natural History.
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flexuous
Flexuous refers to something that is bending, winding, or curving in nature; not straight or direct. It can be used to describe physical objects, movements, or even abstract concepts.
Webster Dictionary
Flexuousadjective
having turns, windings, or flexures
Flexuousadjective
having alternate curvatures in opposite directions; bent in a zigzag manner
Flexuousadjective
wavering; not steady; flickering
Etymology: [L. flexuosus, fr. flexus a bending, turning.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of flexuous in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of flexuous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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