anfractuous
/ænˈfɹæktʃʊəs/
anfractuous adjective: sinuous, twisty, winding.
Adjective
anfractuous (comparative more anfractuous, superlative most anfractuous)
- sinuous, twisty, winding.
- So intricate, ſo anfractuous, ſo unſearchable are the vvays of Providence.1668, Franciscus Euistor the Palæopolite [pseudonym; Henry More], “The Second Dialogue”, in Divine Dialogues, Containing Sundry Disquisitions & Instructions Concerning the Attributes of God and His...
- They are very anfractuous and winding, and (as was said) consist of many little Cells, that they should not pour out all the Seed contained in them, in one act of Copulation, but might retain it for several. They have no Communication one with another, not even in their very opening into the...1721 Thomas Gibson, M. D. Fellow of the College of Physicians, London: Anatomy of Humane Bodies epitomized.
- craggy, rugged, coarse, rough, uneven.
- Paint me the bold anfractuous rocks / Faced by the snarled and yelping seas.1920, T. S. Eliot, Poems, A. A. Knopf
anfractuous meaning in Tamil and Bengali
anfractuous in Tamil
- சுற்றி வளைந்த, சிக்கலான
anfractuous in Bengali
- অত্যন্ত বাঁকানো, ঘুরানো
Examples of anfractuous in a sentence
- It was just that the story was anfractuous.1995, Neal Stephenson, The Diamond Age […] , New York: Bantam Spectra, →ISBN, page 343:
- Shy, iridescent, coltish, pelvically anfractuous, amply busted, given to diffident movements1996, David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest […], Boston, Mass.; New York, N.Y.: Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN:
Forms of anfractuous
| comparative | more anfractuous |
|---|---|
| superlative | most anfractuous |
Origin of anfractuous
From Late Latin anfractuosus, from Latin anfractus (“bend, curve”).
Questions about anfractuous
- What does anfractuous mean?
- Anfractuous means sinuous, twisty, winding.
- What is anfractuous in Tamil?
- Anfractuous in Tamil is சுற்றி வளைந்த, சிக்கலான. See Anfractuous meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use anfractuous in a sentence?
- It was just that the story was anfractuous.
- What part of speech is anfractuous?
- Anfractuous is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce anfractuous?
- Anfractuous is pronounced /ænˈfɹæktʃʊəs/.
Words near anfractuous in the dictionary
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