(a.) Winding; full of windings and turnings; sinuous; tortuous; as, the anfractuous spires of a born.
Example Sentences:
(1) In one case, there was a very large anfractuous cavity in the socket and head, complicated by a pathological fracture of the socket, which raised the suspicion of a malignant tumor.
(2) The scanning electron microscope shows that the keratocytes of the macular dystrophy of the cornea have an irregular and anfractuous surface and that some cytoplasmic particles are broken off.
Craggy
Definition:
(a.) Full of crags; rugged with projecting points of rocks; as, the craggy side of a mountain.
Example Sentences:
(1) Nestling beneath the craggy wall of Fort Saint-Jean, a 17th-century stronghold that once housed the Foreign Legion, the squat glass building is shielded from the harsh Mediterranean sun by a dark filigree veil.
(2) I got lost for a few minutes walking along the craggy coast that looks out on Vatnsfjörður while searching for Hellulaug.
(3) Covering much of Mount Desert island off the coast of Maine, the park has spectacular scenery with craggy inlets and rolling hills.
(4) Wrap up warm and channel your inner Jules Verne as you soar at bird-of-prey height above the craggy peaks, snowy meadows and white forests around Alta Pusteria.
(5) UN groups say at least 40,000 members of the Yazidi sect , many of them women and children, have taken refuge in nine locations on Mount Sinjar, a craggy, mile-high ridge identified in local legend as the final resting place of Noah's ark.
(6) Alleati also organises sunset apéritifs at sea with wine and snacks (€25pp) Palmarola Facebook Twitter Pinterest Photograph: Alamy This is the Pontine’s icing on the cake, a craggy gem with pink coral beaches, pebble shores and sea stacks such as the Rifles, a collapsed natural arch.
(7) This no-frills atmosphere was in evidence at our first shack, Roy Moore Lobster Co in Rockport, Massachusetts, a classically pretty New England village – all clapboard houses and small craggy bays.
(8) That’s a boat of refugees, and it’ll arrive on this side in about 15 minutes.” And sure enough, it does, leaving its 50-odd Afghan and Pakistani passengers to haul themselves up a craggy scree to reach the road above.
(9) As grim as a gargoyle, craggy as a crag, jaw set in steel – even the famous smirk was well hidden behind the scowl.
(10) Nevertheless, her home came to symbolise the whole surreal madness of Craggy Island, and she still gets visitors from all over the world.
(11) It's an ideal stop-off for hikers heading along the South West Coast Path from St Ives to Zennor, and has a big enclosed garden with a smattering of picnic benches, palm trees and a view from the headland over the craggy Atlantic coastline.
(12) You could almost believe, on nights when sea frets dog the craggy coast, that a black-clad figure haunts the narrow alleys.
(13) Here are Zara Phillips and craggy Mike Tindall, all jeans and grassy banks, watching Prince Harry play polo at Beaufort.
(14) The Fifth Fleet's greatest concern is that such asymmetric warfare could be used to overpower the sophisticated defences of its ships, particularly in the narrow confines of the Hormuz strait, which is scattered with craggy cove-filled Iranian islands ideal for launching stealth attacks.
(15) A 26-year-old male in whom CAH had been diagnosed neonatally, was referred for further investigation of a craggy mass in the left testis.
(16) A craggy, weathered testament to the elements that could stop a clock.
(17) The hard iron that once was their advantage – the presses and trucks – now become a killing weight around their craggy necks.
(18) The Senda Ecológica (ecology path) runs around the city from Saint Martin bridge in the west to Alcántara bridge in the east, following the craggy gorges of the Tagus.
(19) As the dust dissipated, its outline grew and filled out, revealing a 82,000ft peak with a 20-mile wide caldera in its full craggy glory.
(20) It's as if they've tried to match Daniel Craig's craggy toughness with earthier sounds.