anfractuousadj.

Brit.

/anˈfraktjʊəs/,

/anˈfraktʃʊəs/, U.S.

/ænˈfræk(t)ʃ(əw)əs/

Forms: late Middle English 1600s–1700s amfractuous, 1500s– anfractuous.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin; partly modelled on a French lexical item. Etymon: Latin anfractuosus.

Etymology: Originally < post-classical Latin anfractuosus tortuous, sinuous, involved (5th cent.) < classical Latin anfractus anfractus n. + -ōsus -ous suffix; subsequently reinforced by association with Middle French, French anfractueux sinuous (1487; mid 15th cent. as affractueuses (feminine plural) in the French version of quot. ?a1425 at sense 1), (of a rock) craggy (1807 or earlier). Compare anfractuose adj.Compare Spanish anfractuoso (1498), Portuguese anfractuoso (a1719), Italian anfrattuoso (1632). Specific forms. With the form in am- compare classical Latin amfract and forms at anfractus n. Specific senses. In sense 3 apparently punningly after fractious adj.

1. Having many twists and turns; winding or sinuous in form or outline; circuitous, convoluted. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > curvature > series of curves > [adjective] > having many or winding curves

tortivous14..

anfractuous?a1425

tortuous1426

tortuea1500

snakish1532

winding1538

wormy1545

boughty1570

wriggled1572

sinuous1578

serpent-likea1586

crankled1594

serpent1597

snaky1600

flexuous1605

snaking1605

cringle-crangle1606

voluminous1611

serpenting?1614

serpentine1615

curvy1623

serpentizing1628

worming1631

lacinious1648

anguineous1656

anguine1657

anfractuose1680

twisting1683

vermicular1712

worm-like1721

flexuose1727

meandering1748

crinkum-crankum1766

serpentiform1777

serpentining1799

anguiform1800

ophite1828

tortuose1829

cranky1836

sinuose1836

serpentile1857

twisty1857

sinuated1859

vermiculatea1864

twinyc1868

tortive1880

crinkle-crankle1881

serpentinous1882

quirky1890

twistical1890

waggly1894

wriggly1901

squiggly1902

wiggly1903

contortionate1911

wig-waggy1914

curvaceous1965

?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f.12 (MED) Þe erez bene cartilaginous & amfractuous i. crokyng [L. anfractuose] aboue þe bone petrosum.

1578 J. Banister Hist. Man i. f. 9^v Bones are..anfractuous, rough, and stony like.

1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy i. i. ii. iv. 28 Two common anfractuous eares..the one to hold blood, the other aire.

1668 H. More Divine Dialogues ii. i. 171 So intricate, so anfractuous, so unsearchable are the ways of Providence.

1684 tr. T. Bonet Guide Pract. Physician xviii. 655 Oftentimes wounds..are anfractuous and oblique.

1730 J. Cook Anat. & Mech. Ess. I. xxiii. 347 Several Vaults and anfractuous Cavities in the Os Petrosum, or Bone of the Ear.

1763 Brit. Mag. 4 130 This astonishing amfractuous passage, over rocks and precipices.

1819 H. Busk Vestriad iii. 105 Tripping with loose and desultorious toe, Vagrant in his anfractuous paths to go.

1836 Penny Cycl. V. at Botany Anfractuous, doubled up abruptly in several different directions.

1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VI. 105 Cavities resulting from their destruction present irregular, anfractuous, ragged and ulcerous walls.

1910 Washington Gaz. 30 July So different from the customary anfractuous course pursued by the esteemed Washington Democrat are the following unequivocal sentences.

1953 C. Day Lewis Ital. Visit iv. 49 A gorge of a street, anfractuous, narrow.

2000 Roswell (New Mexico) Daily Record 11 July a5/1 The necessarily anfractuous language of U.S.-Oriental diplomacy.

2. Of a rock or cliff: rugged, craggy.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > crag > [adjective]

craggy1447

cragged1572

anfractuous1845

1845 Amer. Jrnl. Insanity Oct. 170 The huge and anfractuous rocks composing its rapidly decadent bed.

1959 T. H. White Godstone & Blackymor (U.S. ed.) iv. 62 On the coast, the anfractuous cliffs are dotted with a series of promontory forts made long before the dawn of history.

2002 W. Self Dorian (2003) i. 7 The white rheum that had gathered at the corners of his cruel mouth, like sea froth on anfractuous rocks.

3. humorous and ironic. Unruly; peevish; = fractious adj. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > peevishness > [adjective]

protervec1384

teethya1500

peevishc1530

protervous1547

pettish1552

tatter1579

fretting1587

teeny1594

frampold1599

treaf1601

fretful1603

teety1621

frappish1631

froppish1659

huffy1680

toothy1691

peenging1724

fractious1725

crossish1740

huffish1755

petulant1755

refractious1761

pouty1799

pensy1803

fudgy1819

twiney1824

rammista1838

fretty1844

petful1852

patchy1862

fretsome1870

grizzly1900

anfractuous1923

1923 R. Kipling Independence 24 Those thrifty souls must have been a narrow and an anfractuous breed to handle.

2006 National Rev. (U.S.) (Nexis) 17 Mar. Moscow, in its anfractuous way, would probably veto sanctions.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	anfractuous
释义	anfractuousadj. Brit. /anˈfraktjʊəs/, /anˈfraktʃʊəs/, U.S. /ænˈfræk(t)ʃ(əw)əs/ Forms: late Middle English 1600s–1700s amfractuous, 1500s– anfractuous. Origin: A borrowing from Latin; partly modelled on a French lexical item. Etymon: Latin anfractuosus. Etymology: Originally < post-classical Latin anfractuosus tortuous, sinuous, involved (5th cent.) < classical Latin anfractus anfractus n. + -ōsus -ous suffix; subsequently reinforced by association with Middle French, French anfractueux sinuous (1487; mid 15th cent. as affractueuses (feminine plural) in the French version of quot. ?a1425 at sense 1), (of a rock) craggy (1807 or earlier). Compare anfractuose adj.Compare Spanish anfractuoso (1498), Portuguese anfractuoso (a1719), Italian anfrattuoso (1632). Specific forms. With the form in am- compare classical Latin amfract and forms at anfractus n. Specific senses. In sense 3 apparently punningly after fractious adj. 1. Having many twists and turns; winding or sinuous in form or outline; circuitous, convoluted. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > series of curves > [adjective] > having many or winding curves tortivous14.. anfractuous?a1425 tortuous1426 tortuea1500 snakish1532 winding1538 wormy1545 boughty1570 wriggled1572 sinuous1578 serpent-likea1586 crankled1594 serpent1597 snaky1600 flexuous1605 snaking1605 cringle-crangle1606 voluminous1611 serpenting?1614 serpentine1615 curvy1623 serpentizing1628 worming1631 lacinious1648 anguineous1656 anguine1657 anfractuose1680 twisting1683 vermicular1712 worm-like1721 flexuose1727 meandering1748 crinkum-crankum1766 serpentiform1777 serpentining1799 anguiform1800 ophite1828 tortuose1829 cranky1836 sinuose1836 serpentile1857 twisty1857 sinuated1859 vermiculatea1864 twinyc1868 tortive1880 crinkle-crankle1881 serpentinous1882 quirky1890 twistical1890 waggly1894 wriggly1901 squiggly1902 wiggly1903 contortionate1911 wig-waggy1914 curvaceous1965 ?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f.12 (MED) Þe erez bene cartilaginous & amfractuous i. crokyng [L. anfractuose] aboue þe bone petrosum. 1578 J. Banister Hist. Man i. f. 9^v Bones are..anfractuous, rough, and stony like. 1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy i. i. ii. iv. 28 Two common anfractuous eares..the one to hold blood, the other aire. 1668 H. More Divine Dialogues ii. i. 171 So intricate, so anfractuous, so unsearchable are the ways of Providence. 1684 tr. T. Bonet Guide Pract. Physician xviii. 655 Oftentimes wounds..are anfractuous and oblique. 1730 J. Cook Anat. & Mech. Ess. I. xxiii. 347 Several Vaults and anfractuous Cavities in the Os Petrosum, or Bone of the Ear. 1763 Brit. Mag. 4 130 This astonishing amfractuous passage, over rocks and precipices. 1819 H. Busk Vestriad iii. 105 Tripping with loose and desultorious toe, Vagrant in his anfractuous paths to go. 1836 Penny Cycl. V. at Botany Anfractuous, doubled up abruptly in several different directions. 1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VI. 105 Cavities resulting from their destruction present irregular, anfractuous, ragged and ulcerous walls. 1910 Washington Gaz. 30 July So different from the customary anfractuous course pursued by the esteemed Washington Democrat are the following unequivocal sentences. 1953 C. Day Lewis Ital. Visit iv. 49 A gorge of a street, anfractuous, narrow. 2000 Roswell (New Mexico) Daily Record 11 July a5/1 The necessarily anfractuous language of U.S.-Oriental diplomacy. 2. Of a rock or cliff: rugged, craggy. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > crag > [adjective] craggy1447 cragged1572 anfractuous1845 1845 Amer. Jrnl. Insanity Oct. 170 The huge and anfractuous rocks composing its rapidly decadent bed. 1959 T. H. White Godstone & Blackymor (U.S. ed.) iv. 62 On the coast, the anfractuous cliffs are dotted with a series of promontory forts made long before the dawn of history. 2002 W. Self Dorian (2003) i. 7 The white rheum that had gathered at the corners of his cruel mouth, like sea froth on anfractuous rocks. 3. humorous and ironic. Unruly; peevish; = fractious adj. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > peevishness > [adjective] protervec1384 teethya1500 peevishc1530 protervous1547 pettish1552 tatter1579 fretting1587 teeny1594 frampold1599 treaf1601 fretful1603 teety1621 frappish1631 froppish1659 huffy1680 toothy1691 peenging1724 fractious1725 crossish1740 huffish1755 petulant1755 refractious1761 pouty1799 pensy1803 fudgy1819 twiney1824 rammista1838 fretty1844 petful1852 patchy1862 fretsome1870 grizzly1900 anfractuous1923 1923 R. Kipling Independence 24 Those thrifty souls must have been a narrow and an anfractuous breed to handle. 2006 National Rev. (U.S.) (Nexis) 17 Mar. Moscow, in its anfractuous way, would probably veto sanctions. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.?a1425
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