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tortive, a. rare.|ˈtɔːtɪv|
[ad. L. tortīv-us, f. tort-, ppl. stem of torquēre to twist: see -ive.]
Twisting, twisted, tortuous.
1606Shakes. Tr. & Cr. i. iii. 9 Tortiue and errant from his course of growth. 1656Blount Glossogr., Tortive (tortivus), that is wrung or pressed out. Br. 1880Swinburne On Cliffs 12 Between the tortive serpent-shapen roots.
So † tortivous a. Obs., in same sense.
14..Lydg. Temple of Glas (E.E.T.S.) p. 14 Ielusye, The vile serpent, the snake tortyvous. |