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tortive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tortive
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Twisted; wreathed.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin torquere (“to twist”). Sometimes attributed to Shakespeare.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more tortive (comparative) most tortive (superlative)

Questions

What does tortive mean?
Twisted; wreathed.
Where does tortive come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce tortive

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