contortive en · ADJ
Etymology
From contort + -ive.
Meanings
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Showing contortion.
(There are accounts of the contortive skills of mime artists in ancient Rome.)
2009 September 12, Alastair Macaulay, “One Man’s Wordless Battle With Claustrophobia”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more contortive | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most contortive | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |