ANFRACTUOUS


Meaning of ANFRACTUOUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ an-ˈfrak-chə-wəs, -shə-; -chü-əs, -shü- ]

adjective

Etymology: French anfractueux, from Late Latin anfractuosus, from Latin anfractus coil, bend, from an- (from ambi- around) + -fractus, from frangere to break — more at ambi- , break

Date: 1619

: full of windings and intricate turnings : tortuous

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.