Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anfractuous

/ænˈfɹæktʃʊəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: an-frac-tu-ous
IPA: /ænˈfɹæktʃʊəs/

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

sinuous, twisty, winding.

adj

craggy, rugged, coarse, rough, uneven.

Example Sentences

"So intricate, ſo anfractuous, ſo unſearchable are the vvays of Providence."
"1721 Thomas Gibson, M. D. Fellow of the College of Physicians, London: Anatomy of Humane Bodies epitomized. They are very anfractuous and winding, and (as was said) consist of many little Cells, that they should not pour out all the Seed contained in them, in one act of Copulation, but might retain it for several. They have no Communication one with another, not even in their very opening into the Urethra."
"It was just that the story was anfractuous."
"Shy, iridescent, coltish, pelvically anfractuous, amply busted, given to diffident movements"
"Paint me the bold anfractuous rocks / Faced by the snarled and yelping seas."

Etymology

From Late Latin anfractuosus, from Latin anfractus (“bend, curve”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: anfractuosus, anfractus

Inflected Forms

more anfractuous (comparative) most anfractuous (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

anfractuousness anfractuosity

Questions

How do you pronounce anfractuous?: The recorded pronunciation is /ænˈfɹæktʃʊəs/.
What does anfractuous mean?: sinuous, twisty, winding.
Where does anfractuous come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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