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Anfractuous
//ænˈfɹæktʃʊəs// adj
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Adjective
- 1 sinuous, twisty, winding.
"So intricate, ſo anfractuous, ſo unſearchable are the vvays of Providence."
- 2 craggy, rugged, coarse, rough, uneven.
"Paint me the bold anfractuous rocks / Faced by the snarled and yelping seas."
Adjective
- 1 full of twists and turns wordnet
Etymology
From Late Latin anfractuosus, from Latin anfractus (“bend, curve”).
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