Word | anfractuosity |
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Definition | n. A winding channel or crevice, esp. one separating the convolutions of the brain or mind. |
Sentence | Quietness and drives were mingled chaotically within me, battering my impotent maturity on the anfractuosities of desire and dousing me in a maelstrom of offenses. |
Source | Confessions, Augustine, II.2, p.27 |
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