Entry: anfractuous (adj.)
Definition: Winding, sinuous, involved; roundabout, circuitous; spiral.
Other: Isn’t
this great? Words like these are what make this project, personally,
so rewarding. Anfractuous. I’m going to use and overuse this as much
as I can this week.
So here is how DFW describes Bruce Green’s memory of one Mildred Bonk:
“Shy,
iridescent, coltish, pelvically anfractuous, amply busted, given to
diffident movements of hand brushing flaxen hair from front of dreamy
forehead…”
SNOOT score: 4
Page: 39
Source: Oxford English Dictionary
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