tortile
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin tortilis, from the participle stem of torqueō (“twist, turn”).
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈtɔːtaɪl/
[edit] Adjective
tortile (comparative more tortile, superlative most tortile)
- (rare) Twisted, winding, contorted.
- 1658: He that would behold a very anomalous motion, may observe it in the Tortile and tiring stroakes of Gnat-worms. — Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus (Folio Society 2007, p. 196)
