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anfractuous
Word definitions for anfractuous in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Anfractuous \An*frac"tu*ous\, a. [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.] Winding; full of windings and turnings; sinuous; tortuous; ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. 1 sinuous, twisty, winding. 2 craggy, rugged, coarse, rough, uneven.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"full of windings and turnings," 1620s, from Latin anfractuous , from anfractus "a winding, a turning, bending round," especially "a circuitous route," from am(bi)- "around" (see ambi- ) + fractus , past participle of frangere "to break" (see fraction ). ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. full of twists and turns; "anfractuous cliffs"
Usage examples of anfractuous.
Between the thick cords were dark anfractuous clefts five times his height, tapering away to knife-thin fissures.
Shy, iridescent, coltish, pelvically anfractuous, amply busted, given to diffident movements of hand brushing flaxen hair from front of dear creamy forehead, movements which drove Bruce Green up a private tree.
A multitude of anfractuous cracks spread out from the rim of the segment as though tendrils of frost were gripping the tube.
However, has it occurred to you that under present conditions, the most feasible route may unavoidably be circuitousnot to say ambagious, periphrastic and anfractuous?