tortile

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtɔːtaɪl/

Adjective

tortile (comparative more tortile, superlative most tortile)

  1. (rare) Twisted, winding, contorted.
    • 1658, Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus, Folio Society, published 2007, page 196:
      He that would behold a very anomalous motion, may observe it in the Tortile and tiring stroakes of Gnat-worms.

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