Difference between Serpentine and Curved

What is the difference between Serpentine and Curved?

Serpentine as an adjective is sinuous; curving in alternate directions. while Curved as an adjective is having a curve or curves.

Serpentine

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Sinuous; curving in alternate directions. Having the shape or form of a snake. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of snakes. Of, or having attributes associated with, the mythological serpent, such as craftiness or deceitfulness. Of or characteristic of serpentine rocks or the plants that grow there.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Any of several plants believed to cure snakebites. An early form of cannon. A coiled distillation tube. Any of several green/brown minerals consisting of a magnesium and iron silicates. Any of many minerals that have the same layered crystal structure. An outcrop or region with soil and rock dominated by these minerals.

Curved

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Having a curve or curves.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To bend; to crook.

We hope you now know whether to use Serpentine or Curved in your sentence.

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