contorted
contorted is the simple past and past participle of contort.
Meaning of contort
Verb
contort (third-person singular simple present contorts, present participle contorting, simple past and past participle contorted)
- To twist in a violent manner.
- features contorted with fury
- To twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression.
Adjective
contorted (comparative more contorted, superlative most contorted)
- Twisted; screwed up.
- We called at some more places with farcical names, where the merry dance of death and trade goes on in a still and earthy atmosphere as of an overheated catacomb; all along the formless coast bordered by dangerous surf, as if Nature herself had tried to ward off intruders; in and out of rivers...1899 February, Joseph Conrad, “The Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume CLXV, number M, New York, N.Y.: The Leonard Scott Publishing Company, […], →OCLC, part I, page 204
Forms of contorted
| comparative | more contorted |
|---|---|
| superlative | most contorted |
Words formed from contorted
Questions about contorted
- What does contorted mean?
- Contorted means twisted; screwed up.
- What is contorted the simple past and past participle of?
- Contorted is the simple past and past participle of contort.
- What part of speech is contorted?
- Contorted is an adjective.
Words near contorted in the dictionary
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