anfractuous

== English == === Etymology === From Late Latin anfractuosus, from Latin anfractus (“bend, curve”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ænˈfɹæktʃʊəs/ === Adjective === anfractuous (comparative more anfractuous, superlative most anfractuous) (rare, either literal or figurative) sinuous, twisty, winding. 1721 Thomas Gibson, M. D. Fellow of the College of Physicians, London: Anatomy of Humane Bodies epitomized. 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 Urethra. craggy, rugged, coarse, rough, uneven. ==== Related terms ==== anfractuousness ==== See also ==== anfractuosity