Sinuous \Sin"u*ous\, a. [L. sinuosus, fr. sinus a bent surface, a curve: cf. F. sinueux. See Sinus.]

Bending in and out; of a serpentine or undulating form; winding; crooked. -- Sin"u*ous*ly, adv.

Streaking the ground with sinuous trace. --Milton.

Gardens bright with sinuous rills. --Coleridge.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)