| Flashcards: Latin Derivatives |
| sinuous
having many curves or bends; winding
In the Rockies, it may take an hour or more to reach a destination that is less than thirty miles away, because mountain roads are often steep and sinuous.
Related English words: sinuosity, sinuousness, sinus (a bend, curve)
Latin root words: sinuosus, sinuosa, sinuosum - full of curves, folds, or windings; sinuo, sinuare, sinuavi, sinuatus - to curve, bend, wind; sinus, sinus, m. - a curve, fold
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