sinuously

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *sinos

Proto-Italic *sinus

Latin sinus

Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-der.

Latin -ōsus

Latin sinuōsuslbor.

English sinuous

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *-ê

Proto-Germanic *-līkê

Old English -līċe

Middle English -ly

English -ly

English sinuously

From sinuous + -ly.

Adverb

sinuously (comparative more sinuously, superlative most sinuously)

1. In a sinuous manner.
   • 1980 August 2, Andrea F. Loewenstein, “Random Lust”, in Gay Community News, page 14:

     "Yeah", agreed Fern Williams, her arm curved sinuously around LaFlora's bare midriff section.