Distortive

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Causing distortion.

    "She added, “No amount of distortive rhetoric or advertising will cause the governor to back down from the core reforms and necessary reality check embodied in this budget.”"

Synonyms

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torsional

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"She added, “No amount of distortive rhetoric or advertising will cause the governor to back down from the core reforms and necessary reality check embodied in this budget.”"

Etymology

From distort + -ive.

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