— contortional , adj. — contortioned , adj.
/keuhn tawr"sheuhn/ , n.
1. the act or process of contorting.
2. the state of being contorted.
3. a contorted position.
4. something contorted or twisted, as in position or meaning: His account of the incident was a complete contortion of fact.
[ 1605-15; contortion- (s. of contortio ) a whirling around. See CONTORT, -ION ]