tortile

adjective /ˈtɔːtaɪl/

1. Twisted, winding, contorted.

   rare

   He that would behold a very anomalous motion, may observe it in the Tortile and tiring stroakes of Gnat-worms.

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Latin tortilis, from the participle stem of torqueō (“twist, turn”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry tortile (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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