contorsive, a.
(kənˈtɔːsɪv)
[f. L. contorsus, alleged variant of contortus (see contort) + -ive.]
Of contorting quality or tendency.
| 1819 H. Busk Vestriad i. 500 His eye contorsive bent a thousand ways. 1819 ― Dessert 711 Or with scored viscera contorsive rue The deleterious trash that vintners brew. |