Tortile

//ˈtɔːtaɪl// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Twisted, winding, contorted. rare

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

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anfractuouscircuitousflexuousinvolutedlabyrinthinemazy

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

Etymology

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

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