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anfractuous |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Anfractuous \An*frac"tu*ous\, a. [L. anfractuosus, fr anfractus a turning, a winding, fr the unused anfringere to wind, bend; an-, for amb- + fractus p. p. of frangere to break: cf F. anfractueux.] Winding; full of windings and turnings; sinuous; tortuous; as the anfractuous spires of a born. -- {An*frac"tu*ous*ness}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: anfractuous adj : full of twists and turns; "anfractuous cliffs"
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