 |  |  | | | Word of the Day for Friday, September 13, 2013 anfractuous \an-FRAK-choo-uhs\, adjective: characterized by windings and turnings; sinuous; circuitous: an anfractuous path. Down high anfractuous rocks flowed the odor of rotten eggs from nests deserted by the hawks.
-- Jean Giono, The Horseman on the Roof, 1982 At the foot of this anfractuous path which leads to the summit of Sam's Island lies the incredible Black Bay.
-- Ishmael Reed, The Free-Lance Pallbearers, 1967 Anfractuous is a back formation of the word anfractuosity meaning "a winding bend." Read the full entry | See synonyms | Comment on today's word | Suggest tomorrow's word Yesterday's word | Previous words | Help |
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