Undulant

 WORD OF THE DAY

undulant / adjective / UN-juh-lunt

Definition:
1: rising and falling in waves
2: having a wavy form, outline, or surface

Examples
"Gilliam broke ranks with the movement—or extended it—in the mid-sixties, when he began draping vast unstretched paint-stained and -spattered canvases from walls and ceilings, creating undulant environments that drenched the eye in effulgent color."
— Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 9 Nov. 2020

The pool deck looks out on the undulant topography of Beverly Hills, with the steeple tops of pine trees etched in the distance.
— Barrett Swanson, Harper's Magazine, 25 May 2021

Michael Maloney reads this extraordinary book in gentle undulant tones for the most part, picking up speed and urgency as danger threatens, above all the otter hunt.
— Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2020

Did You Know?
Unda, Latin for "wave," is the root of undulant, as well as words such as abound, inundate, redound, surround, and the verb undulate, which means "to form or move in waves."
The meaning of undulant is now broad enough that it could describe things as disparate as a snake’s movement and a fever that waxes and wanes.