English edit

Etymology edit

contort +‎ -ive

Adjective edit

contortive (comparative more contortive, superlative most contortive)

  1. Showing contortion.
    • 2009 September 12, Alastair Macaulay, “One Man’s Wordless Battle With Claustrophobia”, in New York Times[1]:
      (There are accounts of the contortive skills of mime artists in ancient Rome.)