What is the Latin word for flexuous?

The usual Latin words for “flexuous” are flexuōsus, tortuōsus, sinuōsus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

English → Latin

“flexuous” in Latin

flexuōsustortuous, flexuous, crooked; sinuous, winding, circuitous tortuōsustwisting, tortuous sinuōsuswinding, sinuous

The English word flexuous itself goes back to Latin flectō, through flexuosus.

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

flexuous

flexuosus: tortuosus: sinuosus (winding).

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What is the Latin word for flexuous?: The usual Latin words for “flexuous” are flexuōsus, tortuōsus, sinuōsus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.