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contorted

con·tor·ted

US/kʌˈntɔrtʌd/ uncommon

adjective

1.

twisted (especially as in pain or struggle)

  • “his mad contorted smile”
  • “writhed lips”
  • “my writhen features” Walter scott
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2.

strained or wrenched out of normal shape

  • “old trees with contorted branches”
  • “scorched and distorted fragments of steel”
  • “trapped under twisted steel girders”
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