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sinuous

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Source Word

sinuous

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈsɪn.ju.əs/

Adjective

figuratively

Having curves in alternate directions; meandering. / Moving gracefully and in a supple manner. / (figuratively) Morally crooked; shifty.

Japanese Meaning

曲がりくねった、蛇行する / 柔軟で優雅に動く / （比喩的に）不正な、ずるい

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The artist's sketch featured a sinuous river that threaded through the valley.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

画家のスケッチには谷間を縫うように蛇行した川が描かれていた。

Sense（1）

Having curves in alternate directions; meandering.

We followed every bend of the sinuous river.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

Sense（2）

Moving gracefully and in a supple manner.

We were entranced by her sinuous dance.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

Sense（3）

(figuratively) Morally crooked; shifty.

On 16 December 1999, Lanny Davis, one of the President's more sinuous apologists, was asked on an MSNBC chat show to address the issue and replied that Ms. Broaddrick had been adjudged unreliable by the FBI.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

more sinuous

（ comparative ）

most sinuous

（ superlative ）

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