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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