contortive
[ kuh n-tawr-tiv ]
/ kənˈtɔr tɪv /
adjective
characterized by, tending toward, or causing contortions or twisting: contortive movements; contortive pain; contortive alleyways.
OTHER WORDS FROM contortive
con·tor·tive·ly, adverb un·con·tor·tive, adjectiveWords nearby contortive
contoid,
contort,
contorted,
contortion,
contortionist,
contortive,
contour,
contour curtain,
contour feather,
contour integration,
contour interval
Example sentences from the Web for contortive
Then, with a contortive shudder, he rolled over and over the steps, and lay face downward upon the ground-dead.
The Pomp of the Lavilettes, Complete |Gilbert Parker