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Meander is a related term of meanderingly.


As a noun meander

is a winding, crooked, or involved course.

As a verb meander

is to wind or turn in a course or passage; to be intricate.

As an adverb meanderingly is

in a meandering or winding manner.

meander

English

Alternative forms

* (archaic)

Noun

(wikipedia meander) (en noun)
  • A winding, crooked, or involved course.
    • the meanders of an old river, or of the veins and arteries in the body
  • * Sir R. Blackmore
    • While lingering rivers in meanders glide.
  • A tortuous or intricate movement.
  • Fretwork.
  • (math) A self-avoiding closed curve which intersects a line a number of times.

    • Derived terms

    * meander belt * meanderer * meandering * meanderian * meanderic * meanderiform * meanderine * meander line * meander loop * meandrous * meandry

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To wind or turn in a course or passage; to be intricate.
    • The stream meandered through the valley.
  • To wind, turn, or twist; to make flexuous.
    • (Dryton)

    References

    * The Chambers Dictionary (1998)

    Anagrams

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    meanderingly

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In a meandering or winding manner.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2009, date=April 6, author=Roslyn Sulcas, title=Deadpan Expresssions but Lively Connections in Acrobatic Tableaus, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=This contrast between the emotional intimations of the movement (at one point a performer chases another around the stage, pulling off his clothes) and the dancers’ affectless manner might be a reason that “Bones” can sometimes feel meanderingly opaque. }}

    Related terms

    * meander