Anfractuous

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ænˈfɹæktjÊŠÉ™s/

Origin

Late Latin anfractuosus, from Latin anfractus ("bend, curve").

Full definition of anfractuous

Adjective

1. sinuous, twisty, winding.
2. craggy, rugged, coarse, rough, uneven.
• 1920, T. S. Eliot, Poems, Paint me the bold anfractuous rocks
  Faced by the snarled and yelping seas.