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contorted
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con·tort·ed  (kn-tôrtd)
adj.
1. Twisted or strained out of shape.
2. Botany Twisted, bent, or partially rolled upon itself; convolute.
con·torted·ly adv.
con·torted·ness n.
contorted [kənˈtɔːtɪd]
adj
1. twisted out of shape
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (esp of petals and sepals in a bud) twisted so that they overlap on one side
contortedly  adv
contortedness  n
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Adj.1.contorted - twisted (especially as in pain or struggle); "his mad contorted smile"; "writhed lips"; "my writhen features"- Walter scott
writhed, writhen
crooked - having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned; "crooked country roads"; "crooked teeth"


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In a much-needed act of public spiritedness, Toyo Keizai rated major companies and products in terms of their "loyalty dividend," a figure that is determined, rather contortedly, by factoring the overall market share against percentage of devoted customers (however you work that out).
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