Literary notes about Anfractuous (AI summary)
The term "anfractuous" is employed to evoke images of both physical complexity and metaphorical intricacy in literature. It frequently describes convoluted or winding structures—ranging from the smooth yet subtly contoured surfaces of edifices [1] to bold, jagged coastal rocks that interact dramatically with tumultuous seas [2]. At times, it transcends literal descriptions, characterizing the multifaceted or even twisted nature of political beliefs [3] and narrative structures that guide the reader through a labyrinthine journey [4]. Even in the depiction of minute forms, such as a small, rounded grain with contrasting textures, the word underscores a delicate and intricate design [5].
- The walls of the sac are solid and rigid; the internal surface is smooth, but it may be anfractuous.
— from A System of Practical Medicine. By American Authors. Vol. 3 Diseases of the Respiratory, Circulatory, and Hæmatopoietic Systems - Paint me a cavernous waste shore Cast in the unstilted Cyclades, Paint me the bold anfractuous rocks Faced by the snarled and yelping seas.
— from Poems by T. S. (Thomas Stearns) Eliot - ( 73 ) 'An Admurmuration has long wandered about the world, that the pensioner's political principles are anfractuous .
— from Deformities of Samuel Johnson, Selected from His Works by James Thomson Callender - For throughout the labyrinth of all this anfractuous narrative there was indeed one guiding ray of light.
— from Shelburne Essays, Third Series by Paul Elmer More - Its form is that of a small, anfractuous, rounded grain, about the size of a pea, externally of a gray colour, but white and farinaceous within.
— from The Desert World by Arthur Mangin
