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adjectivetwisted in a violent manner; distorted. twisted back on itself; convoluted. Origin of contortedFirst recorded in 1615–25; contort + -ed2 OTHER WORDS FROM contortedcon·tort·ed·ly, adverbcon·tort·ed·ness, nounin·ter·con·tort·ed, adjectiveun·con·tort·ed, adjective un·con·tort·ed·ly, adverb Words nearby contortedcontinuum, continuum hypothesis, conto, contoid, contort, contorted, contortion, contortionist, contortive, contour, contour curtain Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for contortedThe Hipgnosis founders took a quick look at the strangely-lit photos of contorted bodies…. The Golden Age of Rock Album Covers|Ted Gioia|December 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST But then, with their contorted physiques and feral grimaces they speak directly to the Basquiats. The Art World’s New Gang War|Anthony Haden-Guest|May 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST It was sobering: the desperate denial, the contorted excuses. Why the South Loves Guns|David Sessions|December 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST Students moaned and grunted as they contorted their bodies into a succession of poses. Hilaria Thomas, Yoga Instructor (and the Next Mrs. Alec Baldwin)|Lizzie Crocker|May 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST
She was our witness, and the rules were contorted to keep her from testifying. Sandra Fluke Wanted to Speak Up for Women Before Congress|Matthew DeLuca|February 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST But long before the earliest Vindhyan rocks were laid down the Transition rocks had been altered and contorted. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 4|Various He returned to the table and resumed his task, paused and sat gazing absently at the contorted inkwells. Out of the Ashes|Ethel Watts Mumford The Wanderer looked up and a benign look came to take the place of the pain and horror which had contorted his features. Wanderer of Infinity|Harl Vincent A grin, grotesque in the wavering light, contorted the long lower half of the face for a moment and was gone. News from the Duchy|Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch His lips were contorted, his eyes were starting out of their sockets. The Pharaoh and the Priest|Alexander Glovatski
British Dictionary definitions for contorted
adjectivetwisted out of shape (esp of petals and sepals in a bud) twisted so that they overlap on one side Derived forms of contortedcontortedly, adverbcontortedness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to contortedwrithe, deform, convolute, torture, curve, warp, twist, wrench, knot, wind, bend, gnarl, misshape |