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tortile

[ tawr-til ]

adjective

  1. twisted; coiled.


tortile

/ ˈtÉ”Ëtaɪl; tÉ”Ëˈtɪlɪtɪ /

adjective

  1. rare.
    twisted or coiled
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • tortility, noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of tortile1

1650–60; < Latin tortilis , equivalent to tort ( us ) twisted ( tort ) + -ilis -ile
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of tortile1

C17: from Latin tortilis winding, from tortus twisted, from ³Ù´Ç°ù±ç³Üŧ°ù±ð to twist
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Marilyn Monroe’s eye-catching gait is more tortile and wambling than ever.

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A. Orcuttianum, Gray, is a similar species, but more slender, with fewer and smaller flowers, whose lower lip is not much larger than the upper, and whose flower-spikes are disposed to have the tortile branchlets in their midst.

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Tortile, tor′til, adj. twisted: wreathed: coiled.—n.

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Itch is beautifully mounted in De Luxe-color CinemaScope, and Marilyn Monroe's eye-catching gait is more tortile and wambling than ever.

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