serpentine
adjective/ˈsɜːpəntaɪn/
/ˈsɜːrpəntiːn/
(literary)- bending and twisting like a snake synonym winding
- the serpentine course of the river
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from late Latin serpentinus from Latin serpent- ‘creeping’, from the verb serpere.Definitions on the go
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