contortive

English

Etymology

contort +‎ -ive

Adjective

contortive (comparative more contortive, superlative most contortive)

1. Showing contortion.
   • 2009 September 12, Alastair Macaulay, “One Man’s Wordless Battle With Claustrophobia”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

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