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Definition of Tortive
1. a. Twisted; wreathed.
Definition of Tortive
1. Adjective. twisted, wreathed ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tortive
1. turned awry [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tortive
Literary usage of Tortive
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Bible Word-book: A Glossary of Old English Bible Words by Jonathan Eastwood (1866)
"... by the conflux of meeting sap, Infect the sound pine, and divert his grain
tortive and errant from his course of growth. Shakespeare, Tr. and Cr. I. 3. ..."
2. A Glossary and Etymological Dictionary: Of Obsolete and Uncommon Words by William Toone (1834)
"SPENSER'S F. QUEEN, tortive (L. tortus), wreathed, twisted. Infed the sound pine
and divert its grain tortive and errant from its course of growth. TEMPEST. ..."
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