Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

contortive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: con-tortive
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Showing contortion.

Example Sentences

"(There are accounts of the contortive skills of mime artists in ancient Rome.)"

Etymology

From contort + -ive.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: contort

Inflected Forms

more contortive (comparative) most contortive (superlative)

Questions

What does contortive mean?: Showing contortion.
Where does contortive come from?: From contort + -ive.

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