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anfractuous

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an·frac·tu·ous  (n-frkch-s)
adj.
Full of twists and turns; tortuous.
[From Late Latin anfractusus, from Latin anfrctus, winding : am-, ambi-, around; see ambi- + frctus, past participle of frangere, to break; see bhreg- in Indo-European roots.]
anfractuous [ænˈfræktʃʊəs]
adj
characterized by twists and turns; convoluted
[from Late Latin anfractuōsus, from Latin anfractus a digression, literally: a bending]
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Adj.1.anfractuous - full of twists and turnsanfractuous - full of twists and turns; "anfractuous cliffs"
crooked - having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned; "crooked country roads"; "crooked teeth"
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