Definitions for anfractuous

characterized by windings and turnings; sinuous; circuitous: an anfractuous path.

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Citations for anfractuous

Down high anfractuous rocks flowed the odor of rotten eggs from nests deserted by the hawks. Jean Giono, The Horseman on the Roof, 1982

At the foot of this anfractuous path which leads to the summit of Sam's Island lies the incredible Black Bay. Ishmael Reed, The Free-Lance Pallbearers, 1967

Origin of anfractuous

1615-1625

Anfractuous is a back formation of the word anfractuosity meaning "a winding bend."

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