contortive

English

Etymology

From 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.)
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