Bendy

//ˈbɛndi// adj, noun, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having the ability to be bent easily.

    "Bendy rulers are far more fun than the wooden ones."

  2. 2
    Divided into diagonal bands of colour. not-comparable

    "7. Talbot, Bendy gules and argent; 8. Comyn, Gules, three garbs within a tressure flory counter-flory or; 9. Valence, Barry of ten argent and azure, an orle of martlets gules;"

  3. 3
    Of a person, flexible; having the ability to bend easily; resilient. informal

    "When I was in the scene in the barn he encouraged me to do as many contortions as I could, and he seemed to like the fact I was so 'bendy.' … After all how many young actresses in Hollywood are "bendy"?"

  4. 4
    Containing many bends and twists.

    "a bendy road"

  5. 5
    Articulated.

    "“The bendy bus is very easy to get on to and can carry twice as many passengers and more people can sit down,” Ms. Cottam said."

Noun
  1. 1
    A bendy bus. UK, slang

    "Finally for November, on the 26th double-deckers were restored to the 29, which under bendies had gained an unsavoury reputation that it simply hadn't merited before this form of transport was imposed upon it; […]"

  2. 2
    A field divided diagonally into several bends, varying in metal and colour.

    "The original escutcheon of the Norman family was a bendy of ten, argent and gules."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From bend + -y.

Etymology 2

From bend + -y.

Etymology 3

From Middle English bendee, from Old French bendé (past participle).

Etymology 4

From Middle English bendee, from Old French bendé (past participle).

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