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meandry

meandry adjective: meandering; windy.

Adjective

meandry (comparative more meandry, superlative most meandry)

  1. (obsolete, rare) meandering; windy
    • The river Styx, with crooked and meandry turnings, encircleth the palace of the infernal Dis.1609 (revised 1625), Francis Bacon, De Sapientia Veterum ('Wisdom of the Ancients')

Forms of meandry

comparativemore meandry
superlativemost meandry

Origin of meandry

From meander + -y.

Questions about meandry

What does meandry mean?
Meandry means meandering; windy.
What part of speech is meandry?
Meandry is an adjective.

Words near meandry in the dictionary

  1. meandrinids
  2. meandroi
  3. meandroid
  4. meandros
  5. meandrous
  6. meandry
  7. meane
  8. meaned
  9. meaner
  10. meaners
  11. meanes

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