torquedadj.
/tɔːkt/ 1. Twisted, convoluted; formed like a torque.
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the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > [adjective] > twisted spirally
woundenOE
thwarlc1400
wreathenc1400
writhenc1475
thrown1534
crinkled1558
contort1570
torqued1577
writhed1578
rivelled1594
wrested1609
twound1610
twirled1611
contorted1622
tortile1658
torcular1661
roped1681
wended?1690
twisted1725
entwisteda1800
torquated1851
barley sugar1868
spirated1871
wrangled1876
rangled1924
1577 D. Settle True Rep. Voy. Frobisher sig. Bviij We found a dead fishe..whiche had in his nose a horne streight & torquet, of lengthe two yardes lacking two ynches.
1857 Archaeologia 37 102 A pair of ear-rings of base silver, the large torqued circles of which were closed by a sort of hook and eye.
2. Heraldry. Twisted or bent into a double curve like the letter S: said of a serpent or dolphin used as a bearing. (In quot. 1572 apparently Bent into a coiled form.)
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society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > heraldic representations of creatures > [adjective] > S-shaped
torqued1572
revertant1688
1572 J. Bossewell Wks. Armorie ii. f. 63v The fielde is of the Saphyre, a Serpente torqued, Topace.
1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory (1905) iii. xvii. 119/1 A Fasce, or fiue arrowes in fasce, with a serpent Torqued about the same.
c1828 W. Berry Encycl. Her. I. Gloss. Targant, Torgant, or Torqued, bending and rebending, like the letter S.
1894 Parker's Gloss. Her. Torqued, bowed-embowed, especially of a serpent's tail; also wreathed.
Draft additions 1993
3. figurative. Upset, angry; excited, worked up. Frequently const. up. U.S. slang.
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the mind > emotion > excitement > [adjective]
fevering?a1200
upreareda1382
warm1390
amoveda1400
entalented1402
stirred1483
intoxicatea1533
roused1575
vibrant1575
waked1581
irritated1595
uproused1597
gunpowdered1604
concitated1652
exagitated1659
animated1660
upstirreda1666
instinct1667
hot-headed1679
flushed1749
abubble1766
agig1767
fermentitious1807
suscitated1811
effervescent1833
effervescing1837
quick1837
galvanized1843
ginger beery1849
excited1855
ablaze1859
het1862
effervescible1866
thrilly1893
piqued1902
all of a doodah1915
hopped-up1923
adrenalized1935
volted1936
hyped1938
spooked up1939
twitterpated1942
up1942
jazzed1955
psyched1963
amped1967
plugged-in1967
torqued1967
buzzy1978
the mind > emotion > anger > [adjective]
irrec825
gramec893
wemodc897
wrothc950
bolghenc1000
gramelyc1000
hotOE
on fireOE
brathc1175
moodyc1175
to-bollenc1175
wrethfulc1175
wraw?c1225
agrameda1300
wrathfula1300
agremedc1300
hastivec1300
irousa1340
wretheda1340
aniredc1350
felonc1374
angryc1380
upreareda1382
jealous1382
crousea1400
grieveda1400
irefula1400
mada1400
teena1400
wraweda1400
wretthy14..
angryc1405
errevousa1420
wrothy1422
angereda1425
passionatec1425
fumous1430
tangylc1440
heavy1452
fire angry1490
wrothsomea1529
angerful?1533
wrothful?1534
wrath1535
provoked1538
warm1547
vibrant1575
chauffe1582
fuming1582
enfeloned1596
incensed1597
choleric1598
inflameda1600
raiseda1600
exasperate1601
angried1609
exasperated1611
dispassionate1635
bristlinga1639
peltish1648
sultry1671
on (also upon) the high ropes (also rope)1672
nangry1681
ugly1687
sorea1694
glimflashy1699
enraged1732
spunky1809
cholerous1822
kwaai1827
wrathy1828
angersome1834
outraged1836
irate1838
vex1843
raring1845
waxy1853
stiff1856
scotty1867
bristly1872
hot under the collar1879
black angry1894
spitfire1894
passionful1901
ignorant1913
hairy1914
snaky1919
steamed1923
uptight1934
broigus1937
lemony1941
ripped1941
pissed1943
crooked1945
teed off1955
ticked off1959
ripe1966
torqued1967
bummed1970
the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being upset or perturbed > [adjective]
reigheOE
drofc1000
druvyOE
restlessOE
worya1225
forstraughtc1386
unquertc1390
unsaughtc1390
ill (evil) at easea1400
unrofula1400
unquietc1400
unrestya1413
unquieted?a1425
unrestful?c1425
unpeaceda1475
out of quieta1500
inquiet?1504
uneasya1513
perturbed1538
unquietous?1545
disquieted?1548
astraught1564
astraughted1565
agitate1567
turmoiled1570
disquiet1587
distroubled1590
weltered1590
disturbed1593
twitcheda1594
troublesome1596
stract1598
uncomposed1601
discomposed1603
incomposed1608
uncouth1660
unserene1664
chagrin1665
agitated1684
perturbated1704
disordered1711
perturbate1741
chagrineda1754
nervish1760
uncomfortable1796
funked1831
untranquillized1831
streaked1833
striped1839
discomfortable1844
streaky1848
bothered1851
funked out1859
bebothered1866
disorderly1871
fantod1883
rattled1885
aflap1887
shook1891
dicked-up1967
torqued1967
weirded out1973
1967 in Amer. Speech 1975 (1977) 50 54 U.S. Air Force Academy..torqued ‘angry’.
1968 Current Slang (Univ. S. Dakota) 3 ii. 49 Torqued, upset, angry, hurt... She was all torqued because he took someone else out.
1979 M. Millar Murder of Miranda (1980) i. 16 Can't I even ask a question without you getting all torqued up?
1988 Washington Post 28 June d3/4 Are they torqued-up about the upcoming hometown showdown in front of a world audience?
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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