ANFRACTUOUS
anfractuous
(adjective) full of twists and turns; “anfractuous cliffs”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
anfractuous (comparative more anfractuous, superlative most anfractuous) (rare)
sinuous, twisty, winding.
craggy, rugged, coarse, rough, uneven.
Source: Wiktionary
An*frac"tu*ous, a. Etym: [L. anfractuosus, fr. anfractus a turning, a winding, fr. the unused anfringere to wind, bend; an-, for amb- + fractus, p. p. of frangere to break: cf. F. anfractueux.]
Definition: Winding; full of windings and turnings; sinuous; tortuous; as, the anfractuous spires of a born.
– An*frac"tu*ous*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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