(ˌ)anˌfrakchəˈwäsəd.ē noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle French anfractuosité, from Late Latin anfractuosus + Middle French -ité -ity
1. : the quality or state of being anfractuous
2. : a winding channel, course, or passage ; especially : an intricate path or process (as of the mind)
the history of mathematics … is one of quirks and anfractuosities — Norbert Wiener