1. having a wavy or curving edge or outline
Usage: botanical; technical

1. to curve or wind in and out
Usage: formal

Examples

• The leaf had a sinuate margin with gentle curves along its edge.
• Botanists use the term sinuate to describe leaves with wavy borders.
• The river began to sinuate through the valley below.
• The path sinuates between the tall oak trees.
• Her sinuate handwriting was difficult to read.
• The coastline sinuates for miles along the peninsula.