anfractuous
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prettygoodwordanfractuous - adj., full of twists and turns, tortuous.
Via French, from Latin anfractus, coil, bend, from am- (from ambi- around) + fractus, from frangere, to break. There's a gorge in Capitol Reef National Monument called Muley Twist Canyon that's anfractuous.
---L.
Via French, from Latin anfractus, coil, bend, from am- (from ambi- around) + fractus, from frangere, to break. There's a gorge in Capitol Reef National Monument called Muley Twist Canyon that's anfractuous.
---L.
