tortile

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/ˈtɔːtaɪl/

adjective

Twisted, winding, contorted.

OriginLatin tortilis →
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Meanings

adjectivetortile (comparative more tortile, superlative most tortile)

comparative more tortile · superlative most tortile

  1. rareTwisted, winding, contorted.

    He that would behold a very anomalous motion, may observe it in the Tortile and tiring stroakes of Gnat-worms.

    1658, Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus, Folio Society, published 2007, page 196

Origin

  1. Latintortilis
  2. Englishtortile

Borrowed from Latin tortilis, from the participle stem of torqueō (“twist, turn”).

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