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contorted

adjective as in gnarled

adjective as in malformed

adjective as in twisted

Weak match

adjective as in wry

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“I actually find him really small and contorted and tortured.”

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When we see him finally being moved, he is contorted in his bed from the pain, clutching onto a sick bowl.

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The indictment detailed the torture of several prisoners, including one identified by the initials K.A.M., whose body Sheikh, prison officials and prison guards allegedly contorted on the “flying carpet” device.

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For more than an hour, I had twisted and contorted myself trying without success to get a grip on that two-inch piece of silicone.

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“She bounded around with so many positions and backtracked and so desperately contorted ... . She is more consistent now than she was then.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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