twistical

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Crooked

   Crooked; tortuous.

   • 1871, John William De Forest, Overland, New York: Sheldon, Chapter 15, p. 79, He had queer twistical ways of reasoning which often proved the contrary of what he seemed to want to prove;
   • […] then he showed the white of his teeth in a twistical smile.
2. 2

   Perverse

   Perverse; unfair; dishonest.

   • c. 1797 John Leland, remark made while preaching, cited in Berkshire Historical and Scientific Society, Berkshire Book, 1892, Volume 1, p. 283, Godward he is an excellent man, manward he is rather twistical.
   • 1836, Thomas Chandler Haliburton, The Clockmaker, Halifax, NS: J. Howe, p. 111, […] well, he was a deep, sly, twistical lookin chap, as you een amost ever seed.
   • […] if you can fix Melinda Smoot for behaving so twistical to her, I’ll thank you forever.

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