Complete Definition of "bendy"

English

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�ndi|-�ndi

Adjective
bendy

  1. Having the ability to be bent easily.

#:Bendy rulers are far more fun than the wooden ones.
#informal Of a person, flexible; having the ability to bend easily.
#:Gymnasts are very bendy people.

  1. Containing many bends and twists.

#:a bendy road
#Of a vehicle, articulated.
#:a bendy bus

Synonyms
(having the ability to be bent easily): flexible, pliable, supple
(of a person): flexible, limber, lissom or lissome, lithe, supple
(having many bends and twists): sinuous, tortuous, twisted, twisty, winding, windy
(articulated): articulated, jointed

Translations
trans-top|Having the ability to be bent easily
Finnish: taipuisa
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trans-top|Of a person, flexible; having the ability to bend easily
Finnish: notkea
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trans-top|Containing many bends and twists
Finnish: mutkikas, mutkitteleva
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trans-top|Of a vehicle, articulated
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Derived terms
bendiness

Noun
en-noun|bendies

  1. heraldry A field divided diagonally into several bends, varying in metal and colour.

References
R:Heraldry 1862

vi:bendy

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