serpentine

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

ser·pen·tine [serpentine serpentines serpentined serpentining] BrE [ˈsɜːpəntaɪn] NAmE [ˈsɜːrpəntiːn] adjective (literary)
bending and twisting like a snake
Syn: ↑winding
•the serpentine course of the river

Word Origin:
late Middle English: via Old French from late Latin serpentinus from Latin serpent- ‘creeping’, from the verb serpere.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  snaky, snakelike