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tortile

American  
[tawr-til] / ˈtɔr tɪl /

adjective

  1. twisted; coiled.

tortile British  
/ ˈtɔːtaɪl, tɔːˈtɪlɪtɪ /

adjective

  1. rare twisted or coiled

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Other Word Forms

  • tortility noun

Etymology

Origin of tortile

1650–60; < Latin tortilis , equivalent to tort ( us ) twisted ( tort ) + -ilis -ile

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Marilyn Monroe’s eye-catching gait is more tortile and wambling than ever.

From Time

A. Orcuttianum, Gray, is a similar species, but more slender, with fewer and smaller flowers, whose lower lip is not much larger than the upper, and whose flower-spikes are disposed to have the tortile branchlets in their midst.

From Project Gutenberg

Tortile, tor′til, adj. twisted: wreathed: coiled.—n.

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