bendy

[ben-dee]

adjective

bendier, bendiest 

1. tending to bend; flexible or resilient.

bendy

¹

/ ˈbɛndɪ /

adjective

1. flexible or pliable

2. having many bends

   a bendy road

bendy

²

/ ˈbɛndɪ /

adjective

1. (usually postpositive) heraldry striped diagonally

Word History and Origins

Origin of bendy¹

First recorded in 1975–80; bend ¹ + -y ¹

Example Sentences

Aimee Hill, one of the instructors, said it was not about competing for who can be the most bendy, she likes to make it about community.

From BBC

"And sometimes she'd just have to pick one of my limbs up and put it where she wanted, like I was one of them bendy spidermen toys," he laughed.

From BBC

"I'm a bit annoyed - it's a straight road, if it was bendy maybe, but not for one like this. 20mph is very slow," he said.

From BBC

The fries are more bendy than crisp but still quite good.

From Seattle Times

Zayd returns with half a glass of lukewarm water and a bendy straw.

From Literature