ANFRACTUOUS

PRONUNCIATION: (an-FRAK-choo-uhs)

MEANING: adjective: Full of twists and turns.

ETYMOLOGY: From Latin anfractus (winding), from an- (around) + fractus, past participle of frangere (to break). Earliest documented use: 1425.
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ANFRANCTUOUS - like the diary of a young girl caught up with her family in a catastrophic situation beyond her control

ANFRACTIOUS - not unruly, quarrelsome, testy

ANFRACTUOUS - never looking similar, no matter how much the scale is magnifed or reduced