Anfractuous

//ænˈfɹæktʃʊəs// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    sinuous, twisty, winding.

    "So intricate, ſo anfractuous, ſo unſearchable are the vvays of Providence."

  2. 2
    craggy, rugged, coarse, rough, uneven.

    "Paint me the bold anfractuous rocks / Faced by the snarled and yelping seas."

Adjective
  1. 1
    full of twists and turns wordnet

Synonyms

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ambagiouscircuitouscircularcircumlocutorycochlearcochleate

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"So intricate, ſo anfractuous, ſo unſearchable are the vvays of Providence."

Etymology

From Late Latin anfractuosus, from Latin anfractus (“bend, curve”).

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