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Anfractuous An Frak Choo Uhs Adjective Characterized Windings Turnings Sinuous Circuitous

Back anfractuous \an-FRAK-choo-uhs\
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adjective
Characterized by windings and turnings; sinuous; circuitous: an anfractuous path.

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

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

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