anfractuous Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite full of twists and turns
    • anfractuous cliffs

WordNet

An*frac"tu*ous adjective
Etymology
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.
Definitions
  1. Winding; full of windings and turnings; sinuous; tortuous; as, the anfractuous spires of a born. -- An*frac"tu*ous*ness, n.

Webster 1913