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Contorted

Contorted Meaning & Definition
Contorted Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Contorted?

[adj] strained or wrenched out of normal shape; "old trees with contorted branches"; "scorched and distorted fragments of steel"; "trapped under twisted steel girders"
[adj] twisted (especially as in pain or struggle); "his mad contorted smile"; "writhed lips"; "my writhen features"- Walter scott

Synonyms | Synonyms for Contorted: crooked | distorted | twisted | writhed | writhen

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Contorted In Webster's Dictionary

\Con*tort"ed\, a. 1. Twisted, or twisted together. ``A contorted chain of icicles.'' --Massinger. 2. (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 [ae]stivation.

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