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meandrous

me·an·drous
M m

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [mee-an-druh s]
    • /miˈæn drəs/
    • /mˈiːndrəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mee-an-druh s]
    • /miˈæn drəs/

Definitions of meandrous word

  • adjective meandrous meandering; winding; rambling. 1
  • noun meandrous (of a path) winding, windy, having many bends. 1

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Origin of meandrous

First appearance:

before 1650
One of the 45% oldest English words
First recorded in 1650-60; meand(e)r + -ous

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Parts of speech for Meandrous

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

meandrous popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for meandrous

adj meandrous

  • ambiguous — If you describe something as ambiguous, you mean that it is unclear or confusing because it can be understood in more than one way.
  • anfractuous — characterized by twists and turns; convoluted
  • circuitous — A circuitous route is long and complicated rather than simple and direct.
  • convoluted — If you describe a sentence, idea, or system as convoluted, you mean that it is complicated and difficult to understand.
  • crooked — If you describe something as crooked, especially something that is usually straight, you mean that it is bent or twisted.

adjective meandrous

  • winding — the act of winding.
  • gyrating — Present participle of gyrate.
  • spiralling — Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.

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