"anfractuous" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ænˈfɹæktjʊəs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-anfractuous.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more anfractuous [comparative], most anfractuous [superlative]
Etymology: From Late Latin anfractuosus, from Latin anfractus (“bend, curve”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|LL.|anfractuosus}} Late Latin anfractuosus, {{der|en|la|anfractus||bend, curve}} Latin anfractus (“bend, curve”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} anfractuous (comparative more anfractuous, superlative most anfractuous)
  1. sinuous, twisty, winding. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-anfractuous-en-adj-FlHfUbLq
  2. craggy, rugged, coarse, rough, uneven. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-anfractuous-en-adj-Cv9jGmI5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: anfractuousness, anfractuosity

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