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tortile

[ tawr-til ]
/ ˈtɔr tɪl /
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adjective
twisted; coiled.
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Origin of tortile

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

Words nearby tortile

torte, Tortelier, tortellini, tortfeasor, torticollis, tortile, tortilla, tortilla chip, Tortilla Flat, tortillon, tortious
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Words related to tortile

curved, devious, errant, gnarled, meandering, serpentine, sinuous, twisted, winding, circling, coiled, complicated, contorted, convoluted, crooked, curled, intricate, tangled, tortuous, wry

How to use tortile in a sentence

  • He that would behold a very anomalous motion, may observe it in the Tortile and tiring stroaks of Gnatworms.

    The Works of Sir Thomas Browne|Thomas Browne

British Dictionary definitions for tortile

tortile
/ (ˈtɔːtaɪl) /
adjective
rare twisted or coiled

Derived forms of tortile

tortility (tɔːˈtɪlɪtɪ), noun

Word Origin for tortile

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