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Definition of Anfractuous
1. Adjective. Full of twists and turns. "Anfractuous cliffs"
Definition of Anfractuous
1. a. Winding; full of windings and turnings; sinuous; tortuous; as, the anfractuous spires of a born.
Definition of Anfractuous
1. Adjective. sinuous, twisty, winding. ¹
2. Adjective. craggy, rugged, coarse, rough, uneven. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Anfractuous
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Anfractuous
Literary usage of Anfractuous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics by The American College of Surgeons, Franklin H. Martin Memorial Foundation (1915)
"Wounds in general may be divided into three great classes: simple wounds,
anfractuous wounds, and gangrenous wounds. For simple wounds the treatment is ..."
2. A Treatise on the Principles and Practice of Medicine: Designed for the Use by Austin Flint (1873)
"At the apex of the right lung was a cavity of about the size of an English walnut,
anfractuous, empty, and lined by a smooth serous-like membrane. ..."
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