Anfractuous
characterized by windings and turnings; sinuous; circuitous:
an anfractuous path.
adjective
characterized by twists and turns; convoluted
adj.
“full of windings and turnings,” 1620s, from latin anfractuous, from anfractus “a winding, a turning, bending round,” from am(bi)- “around” (see ambi-) + fractus, past participle of frangere “to break” (see fraction). related: anfractuosity.
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