definition of anfractuousness
anfractuous. adjective. Full of twists and turns; tortuous. Late Latin ÄnfrÄctuÅsus, from Latin ÄnfrÄctus, winding: am-, ambi- , around; see ambiâ + frÄctus, past participle of frangere, to break; see bhreg-in Indo-European roots. Origin of anfractuous.