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con|tor|tive — «kuhn TR tihv», adjective. tending to or characterized by contortion … Useful english dictionary
dis|tor|tive — «dihs TR tihv», adjective. tending to distort: »(Figurative.) We know now how distortive it was to talk of the [land] enclosure movement of the eighteenth century as the dispossession of the English peasantry (Manchester Guardian Weekly) … Useful english dictionary
ex|tor|tive — «ehk STR tihv», adjective. tending to extort; extortionate … Useful english dictionary
tive — ab·duc·tive; ab·duc·tive·ly; ab·er·ra·tive; ab·re·ac·tive; ab·sorp·tive; ab·strac·tive; ac·cel·er·a·tive; ac·com·mo·da·tive; ac·cre·tive; ac·cul·tur·a·tive; ac·cu·mu·la·tive; ac·quis·i·tive; ac·quis·i·tive·ness; adapt·a·tive; ad·duc·tive;… … English syllables
tor — ab·ac·tor; ab·bre·vi·a·tor; ab·di·ca·tor; abet·tor; ab·ne·ga·tor; abom·i·na·tor; ab·sol·vi·tor; ab·strac·tor; ac·cel·er·a·tor; ac·cen·tor; ac·cen·tu·a·tor; ac·cep·tor; ac·com·mo·da·tor; ac·cu·mu·la·tor; acet·y·la·tor; ac·ti·va·tor; ac·tor;… … English syllables
tortive — tor·tive … English syllables
Contortive — Con*tor tive, a. Expressing contortion. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tortive — Tor tive, a. [L. tortus, p. p. of torquere to twist, wind.] Twisted; wreathed. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
distortive — dis·tor·tive (dĭ stôrʹtĭv) adj. Serving to distort: harsh and distortive peaks in the recorded music; a robust fortissimo without distortive vibration. * * * … Universalium
extort — ex·tort /ik stȯrt/ vt [Latin extortus, past participle of extorquere to remove by twisting, obtain by force, from ex out + torquere to twist]: to obtain (as money) from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or unlawful use of authority or… … Law dictionary
