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Definitions for flexuous
ˈflɛk ʃu əsflex·u·ous

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. flexuousadjective

    having turns or windings

    "the flexuous bed of the stream"

Wiktionary

  1. flexuousadjective

    winding from side to side; sinuous

  2. Etymology: From flexuosus, from flexus, from flectere.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. 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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  1. 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

  1. Flexuousadjective

    having turns, windings, or flexures

  2. Flexuousadjective

    having alternate curvatures in opposite directions; bent in a zigzag manner

  3. Flexuousadjective

    wavering; not steady; flickering

  4. Etymology: [L. flexuosus, fr. flexus a bending, turning.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of flexuous in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of flexuous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6


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