Word: contortive
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: con
tor
tive
Definition: Showing contortion; the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself)
Morphemes:
Affix: con-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: attached to certain words to obtain new, informal, subcultural words in which con- conveys a notion of.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: con-
Language: la
Decoded: con-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used in compounds to indicate the completeness, perfecting of any act, and thus gives intensity to the signification of the simple word
Affix: -tort
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: To make something change its shape.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: tortum
Language: la
Decoded: tortum
PoS: Participle
Meaning: bent, distorted
Affix: -ive
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An adjective suffix signifying relating or belonging to, of the nature of, tending to, or serving to; as: affirmative, active, conclusive, corrective, diminutive.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ivus
Language: la
Decoded: -ivus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Adjective suffix.