"contortive" meaning in English

See contortive in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more contortive [comparative], most contortive [superlative]
Etymology: contort + -ive Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|contort|ive}} contort + -ive Head templates: {{en-adj}} contortive (comparative more contortive, superlative most contortive)
  1. Showing contortion.
    Sense id: en-contortive-en-adj-i4C9fwWS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ive

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