contorte

Dictionary entries

• contortus, contorta, contortum:

  Adjective · 1st declension

  Frequency:

  Uncommon

  Dictionary:

  Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)

  = involved, intricate, obscure (discourse); tangled/complicated;; brandished/hurled; vehement, energetic, strong, full of motion;

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  voc. sg. (m.)
• contorqueo, contorquere, contorsi, contortus:

  Verb · 2nd conjugation · Transitive

  Frequency:

  Frequent

  Dictionary:

  Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)

  = stir up/agitate, make rough (sea); utter with vigor; turn about/sway (emotions);; twist, make twisted/crooked; twirl/whirl, rotate/move in arc; brandish; fling;

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  voc. sg. perf. pass. part.
• contorte, contortius, contortissime:

  Adverb

  Frequency:

  Uncommon

  Dictionary:

  Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)

  = in an involved/contorted fashion; intricately; perplexedly (L+S);

  Entry →