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tortile
[ tawr-til ]
/ ˈtɔr tɪl /
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adjective
twisted; coiled.
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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.
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British Dictionary definitions for tortile
tortile
/ (ˈtɔːtaɪl) /
adjective
rare twisted or coiled
Derived forms of tortile
tortility (tɔːˈtɪlɪtɪ), nounWord Origin for tortile
C17: from Latin tortilis winding, from tortus twisted, from torquēre to twist
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