contorted

[kuhn-tawr-tid]

con·tort·ed

[kuhn-tawr-tid]
adjective
1.
twisted in a violent manner; distorted.
2.
twisted back on itself; convoluted.

Origin:
1615–25; contort + -ed2

con·tort·ed·ly, adverb
con·tort·ed·ness, noun
in·ter·con·tort·ed, adjective
un·con·tort·ed, adjective
un·con·tort·ed·ly, adverb

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con·tort

[kuhn-tawrt]
verb (used with object)
1.
to twist, bend, or draw out of shape; distort.
verb (used without object)
2.
to become twisted, distorted, or strained: His face contorted into a grotesque sneer.

Origin:
1555–65; < Latin contortus twisted together, past participle of contorquēre. See con-, tort
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contorted (kənˈtɔːtɪd)
 
adj
1.  twisted out of shape
2.  (esp of petals and sepals in a bud) twisted so that they overlap on one side
 
con'tortedly
 
adv
 
con'tortedness
 
n

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