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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

Expressing contortion.

contortive ‎(comparative more contortive, superlative most contortive)

Showing contortion.
- 2009 September 12, Alastair Macaulay, “One Man’s Wordless Battle With Claustrophobia”, in New York Times:
  (There are accounts of the contortive skills of mime artists in ancient Rome.)