contortive

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adjective

Showing contortion.

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Meanings

adjectivecontortive (comparative more contortive, superlative most contortive)

comparative more contortive · superlative most contortive

  1. Showing contortion.

    (There are accounts of the contortive skills of mime artists in ancient Rome.)

    2009 September 12, Alastair Macaulay, “One Man’s Wordless Battle With Claustrophobia”, in New York Times

Origin

From contort + -ive.

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APA

contortive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contortive

MLA

“contortive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contortive. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “contortive,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contortive.

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