contorted Meaning, Definition & Usage
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verb twist and press out of shape
wring; distort; deform; contort.
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adjective satellite twisted (especially as in pain or struggle)
writhed; writhen.
- his mad contorted smile
- writhed lips
- my writhen features"- Walter scott
WordNet
Con*tort"ed adjective
Definitions
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Twisted, or twisted together. "A contorted chain of icicles." Massinger. -
(Bot.) (a) Twisted back upon itself, as some parts of plants. (b) Arranged so as to overlap each other; as, petals in .contorted or convolute æstivation
