单词 | twistical |
释义 | twistical, a. colloq.|ˈtwɪstɪkəl| [irreg. f. twist + -ical.] Somewhat twisted or crooked; fig. not straight or plain in character; morally or mentally tortuous.
1805T. G. Fessenden Democracy Unveiled v. 158 Certain sages, learn'd and twistical... Have prov'd what's wonderful. 1815D. Humphreys Yankee in Eng. 43 In his dealings with t'other sex, he is a leetle twistical. 1852A. Ballou Spirit Manifest. Pref. 9 They are..prejudiced, captious, twistical. 1890Harper's Mag. Feb. 449/1 It lay on the route to Edinburgh, at a rather twistical sort of corner. |

英语词典包含277258条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。
相关内容11:
相关热词搜索:twistical英英词典英英释义英语词汇意思用法释义英语