v. Simple past tense and past participle of twist.
adj. contorted
adj. wound spirally
adj. Mentally disturbed or unsound.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Contorted; crooked spirally; subjected to torsion; hence, perverted.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
In entomology, noting a joint of the legs, etc., when the faces tend to turn spirally on the joint, as if this had been subjected to a twisting force.
In botany, contorted or bent on itself. In estivation, same as convolute.
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adj. having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
Word Usage
"The employee testified he threw out the test results and didn't put his conclusions in writing to a supervisor, because he was concerned they could be "misinterpreted" and his word "twisted and turned," according to the filings."