Anfractuous Definition

ăn-frăkcho͝o-əs
adjective
Full of twists and turns; tortuous.
American Heritage
Full of twists, turns, and windings; roundabout; tortuous.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Anfractuous

  • Late Latin ānfrāctuōsus from Latin ānfrāctus winding am-, ambi- around ambi– frāctus past participle of frangere to break bhreg- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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

    From Wiktionary

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