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anfractuous (adj.)
"full of windings and turnings," 1620s, from Latin
anfractuous
, from
anfractus
"a winding, a turning, bending round," from
am(bi)-
"around" (see
ambi-
) +
fractus
, past participle of
frangere
"to break" (see
fraction
). Related:
Anfractuosity
.