twisty
pronunciation
How to pronounce twisty in British English:
UK [ˈtwɪsti]
How to pronounce twisty in American English:
US [ˈtwɪsti]
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- Adjective:
- marked by repeated turns and bends
Word Origin
- twisty (adj.)
- 1857, "full of windings," from twist (n.) + -y (2). Meaning "attractively feminine," 1970s slang, is from twist "girl" (1928), apparently from rhyming slang twist and twirl (1924).
Example
- 1. If god couldn 't protect you from this twisty world .
- 2. We know your path is so twisty .
- 3. The tight and twisty street circuit is brilliant .
- 4. A super twisty beam of light has been created that can distinguish between left and right-handed molecules with unprecedented precision .
- 5. Hold still ! Damned twisty letters !