anfractuous
- adjective
- /ænˈfræktʃuəs/
- Archaic
:
anfractuoso
- The anfractuous trail wound through the forest, revealing hidden waterfalls and lush vegetation.
Examples
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The path through the anfractuous canyons challenged even the most experienced hikers.
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The coastline’s anfractuous cliffs made navigation by boat particularly hazardous.
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She traced the anfractuous patterns of veins on the leaf with her finger.
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What an anfractuous route we took to get here!
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The anfractuous trail led us deep into the forest.
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The coastline’s anfractuous cliffs made navigation by boat particularly hazardous.
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The path through the anfractuous canyons challenged even the most experienced hikers.
Synonyms
11
4.7
A road or story with many bends and sudden changes
9
8.4
Taking a longer, indirect way instead of a direct route
7
8.1
Full of twists and turns, like a winding road or an argument
5
7.4
Shows many smooth, flowing curves like a snake or river
4
7.6
Winding and twisting like a snake
4
9.2
Having many parts that are hard to follow like a maze
1
9.9
Having a long, winding shape like a snake
1
3.6
Having many curves like a winding road
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5.7
Full of confusing, twisting paths that are hard to find your way through
Not straight and turning many times like a mountain road
Having many bends and turns like a winding road
Having many bends and curves like a winding path
A road or line with many sharp turns that goes left then right
How Winding
Surface Forms
Morphology
anfractuous = anfract + uous
The adjective-forming suffix '-uous' is recognizable, but the root 'anfract' is an uncommon Latin-derived combining form not known as a standalone English word, so learners cannot reliably derive the meaning from its parts.
Etymology
Anfractuous comes from an old Latin word anfractus, which means 'a bend' or 'a turning'. So, anfractuous describes something full of twists and turns, like a winding path or river.