tortile

[tawr-til]

adjective

1. twisted; coiled.

tortile

/ ˈtɔːtaɪl, tɔːˈtɪlɪtɪ /

adjective

1. rare,  twisted or coiled

Other Word Forms

• tortility noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of tortile¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of tortile¹

C17: from Latin tortilis winding, from tortus twisted, from torquēre to twist

Example Sentences

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

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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.

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

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Itch is beautifully mounted in De Luxe-color CinemaScope, and Marilyn Monroe's eye-catching gait is more tortile and wambling than ever.

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