Definition of anfractuous in English:

anfractuous

adjectiveənˈfraktjʊəsænˈfræk(t)ʃuəs

rare

Sinuous or circuitous.
the line of gold extends and becomes anfractuous
Example sentencesExamples
- Tired of hearing and reading too much ‘anfractuous remplissage’ - in other words, circuitous padding?
- There is what I suppose is intended to be the telling juxtaposition of different sorts of ‘conspiracy theories’, linked by the sort of anfractuous logic that informs Horowitz's ‘Discover the Network’.
- Certain bloggers revel in this kind of anfractuous illogic.
Synonyms
twisting, winding, curving, curvy, bending, sinuous, undulating, coiling, looping, meandering, serpentine, snaking, snaky, zigzag, convoluted, spiralling, twisty, circuitous, rambling, wandering, indirect, deviating, devious, labyrinthine, mazy

Derivatives

anfractuosity

noun

rare

This one was found by Florence Trentin in an anfractuosity of the reef.
Example sentencesExamples
- It is also possible to provide a cavity, an anfractuosity, or a modification of the surface condition at the end of the rod or needle, or laterally adjacent this end.
- The details are subordinate to the motion of the principal plastic mass in the ascending anfractuosity of space - the main aesthetic value of the composition.
- Will it result in a facile anti-reductionist anfractuosity so skilfully punctuated way back by E.H. Carr in his What is History?
- An anfractuous road would be full of windings; an explanation full of anfractuosity would be very intricate.

Origin

Late 16th century: from late Latin anfractuosus, from Latin anfractus 'a bending'.

Definition of anfractuous in US English:

anfractuous

adjectiveanˈfrak(t)SHo͞oəsænˈfræk(t)ʃuəs

rare

Sinuous or circuitous.
the line of gold extends and becomes anfractuous
Example sentencesExamples
- Certain bloggers revel in this kind of anfractuous illogic.
- Tired of hearing and reading too much ‘anfractuous remplissage’ - in other words, circuitous padding?
- There is what I suppose is intended to be the telling juxtaposition of different sorts of ‘conspiracy theories’, linked by the sort of anfractuous logic that informs Horowitz's ‘Discover the Network’.
Synonyms
twisting, winding, curving, curvy, bending, sinuous, undulating, coiling, looping, meandering, serpentine, snaking, snaky, zigzag, convoluted, spiralling, twisty, circuitous, rambling, wandering, indirect, deviating, devious, labyrinthine, mazy

Origin

Late 16th century: from late Latin anfractuosus, from Latin anfractus ‘a bending’.

单词	anfractuous
释义	Definition of anfractuous in English: anfractuous adjectiveənˈfraktjʊəsænˈfræk(t)ʃuəs rare Sinuous or circuitous. the line of gold extends and becomes anfractuous Example sentencesExamples Tired of hearing and reading too much ‘anfractuous remplissage’ - in other words, circuitous padding? There is what I suppose is intended to be the telling juxtaposition of different sorts of ‘conspiracy theories’, linked by the sort of anfractuous logic that informs Horowitz's ‘Discover the Network’. Certain bloggers revel in this kind of anfractuous illogic. Synonyms twisting, winding, curving, curvy, bending, sinuous, undulating, coiling, looping, meandering, serpentine, snaking, snaky, zigzag, convoluted, spiralling, twisty, circuitous, rambling, wandering, indirect, deviating, devious, labyrinthine, mazy Derivatives anfractuosity noun rare This one was found by Florence Trentin in an anfractuosity of the reef. Example sentencesExamples It is also possible to provide a cavity, an anfractuosity, or a modification of the surface condition at the end of the rod or needle, or laterally adjacent this end. The details are subordinate to the motion of the principal plastic mass in the ascending anfractuosity of space - the main aesthetic value of the composition. Will it result in a facile anti-reductionist anfractuosity so skilfully punctuated way back by E.H. Carr in his What is History? An anfractuous road would be full of windings; an explanation full of anfractuosity would be very intricate. Origin Late 16th century: from late Latin anfractuosus, from Latin anfractus 'a bending'. Definition of anfractuous in US English: anfractuous adjectiveanˈfrak(t)SHo͞oəsænˈfræk(t)ʃuəs rare Sinuous or circuitous. the line of gold extends and becomes anfractuous Example sentencesExamples Certain bloggers revel in this kind of anfractuous illogic. Tired of hearing and reading too much ‘anfractuous remplissage’ - in other words, circuitous padding? There is what I suppose is intended to be the telling juxtaposition of different sorts of ‘conspiracy theories’, linked by the sort of anfractuous logic that informs Horowitz's ‘Discover the Network’. Synonyms twisting, winding, curving, curvy, bending, sinuous, undulating, coiling, looping, meandering, serpentine, snaking, snaky, zigzag, convoluted, spiralling, twisty, circuitous, rambling, wandering, indirect, deviating, devious, labyrinthine, mazy Origin Late 16th century: from late Latin anfractuosus, from Latin anfractus ‘a bending’.
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