twistyadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈtwɪsti/, U.S.

/ˈtwɪsti/

Etymology: < twist n.¹ or twist v. + -y suffix¹.

A. adj.

1. Full of twists or turns; characterized by twisting or winding; also figurative dishonest, not straightforward. (Cf. twistical adj.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > crookedness > [adjective]

crooked?c1225

sinister?1455

indirect1570

undirect1594

involved1612

obliquous1614

unstraight1650

back-handed1800

tortuous1801

twistical1805

louche1819

hooky-crooky1833

underhand1842

twisty1857

underhanded1864

bent1914

the world > space > shape > curvature > series of curves > [adjective] > having many or winding curves

tortivous14..

anfractuous?a1425

tortuous1426

tortuea1500

snakish1532

winding1538

wormy1545

boughty1570

wriggled1572

sinuous1578

serpent-likea1586

crankled1594

serpent1597

snaky1600

flexuous1605

snaking1605

cringle-crangle1606

voluminous1611

serpenting?1614

serpentine1615

curvy1623

serpentizing1628

worming1631

lacinious1648

anguineous1656

anguine1657

anfractuose1680

twisting1683

vermicular1712

worm-like1721

flexuose1727

meandering1748

crinkum-crankum1766

serpentiform1777

serpentining1799

anguiform1800

ophite1828

tortuose1829

cranky1836

sinuose1836

serpentile1857

twisty1857

sinuated1859

vermiculatea1864

twinyc1868

tortive1880

crinkle-crankle1881

serpentinous1882

quirky1890

twistical1890

waggly1894

wriggly1901

squiggly1902

wiggly1903

contortionate1911

wig-waggy1914

curvaceous1965

society > morality > moral evil > lack of principle or integrity > [adjective] > not straightforward

crooked?c1225

indirect1570

undirect1594

involved1612

unstraight1650

obliquous1757

tortuous1801

twistical1805

louche1819

hooky-crooky1833

sinuous1850

twisty1905

1857 W. Arnot Let. in Life (1877) vi. 330 It [a valley] was narrow and hilly and woody and beautiful and twisty.

1869 E. W. Benson Let. Dec. in A. C. Benson Life of E. W. Benson (1899) I. ix. 309 Neither olive nor vine, only the poor twisty bramble.

1894 R. D. Blackmore Perlycross III. viii. 154 I just chucked 'un into a pool of watter, for to kape 'un out o' sight of twisty volk.

1905 Daily Chron. 21 July 4/7 A somewhat twisty redistribution of seats.

1912 D. Crawford Thinking Black i. 7 This Africa for thousands of twisty miles ahead is..wholly innocent of roads.

2. = twisted adj. 2c.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > containers for drink > drinking vessel > [adjective] > style of glass > style of stem

knopped1869

baluster-shaped1878

twisted1897

colour twist1915

twisty1929

Silesian-stemmed1961

1929 L. P. Hartley in Mercury Story Bk. 206 The glasses with twisty stems were there.

B. n.

The fruit of the screw-tree, Helicteres Isora, of Southern India; see quot. 1866.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > [noun] > screw-tree or fruit of

twisted horn1866

twisty1866

1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. I. 576/1 H[elicteres] Isora is a native of Southern India, where its singular twisted screw-like fruit, about two inches in length, is called ‘twisted stick’, ‘twisted horn’, or ‘twisty’, and..is supposed to be a sovereign remedy against colic or twistings of the bowels.

Derivatives

ˈtwistiness n. the condition or quality of being twisty.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > direction > [noun] > straight or constant direction > deviation from > a turn > condition

tortuousness1824

twistiness1904

1904 Daily News 16 July 4/2 As Miss Morison went upstream her progress was very tardy, a fact partly owing to the curious twistiness of the river.

ˈtwistiways adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > [adverb] > spirally

spirally1583

round1611

spiral1726

gyrally1750

twistiways1903

twistiwise1907

1903 Speaker 9 May 135/1 To drift twistiways on the variant currents of men's thoughts.

ˈtwistiwise adv. in a twisty manner.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > [adverb] > spirally

spirally1583

round1611

spiral1726

gyrally1750

twistiways1903

twistiwise1907

1907 Westm. Gaz. 13 Sept. 2/1 Pace it [a ‘magic’ ring] three times round, ‘twisty-wise’, with face against the sun.

ˈtwisty-ˈwisty adj. Apparently an isolated use.

ΚΠ

1892 R. Kipling Barrack-room Ballads 33 A single man gets bottled on them twisty-wisty stairs.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	twisty
释义	twistyadj.n. Brit. /ˈtwɪsti/, U.S. /ˈtwɪsti/ Etymology: < twist n.¹ or twist v. + -y suffix¹. A. adj. 1. Full of twists or turns; characterized by twisting or winding; also figurative dishonest, not straightforward. (Cf. twistical adj.) ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > crookedness > [adjective] crooked?c1225 sinister?1455 indirect1570 undirect1594 involved1612 obliquous1614 unstraight1650 back-handed1800 tortuous1801 twistical1805 louche1819 hooky-crooky1833 underhand1842 twisty1857 underhanded1864 bent1914 the world > space > shape > curvature > series of curves > [adjective] > having many or winding curves tortivous14.. anfractuous?a1425 tortuous1426 tortuea1500 snakish1532 winding1538 wormy1545 boughty1570 wriggled1572 sinuous1578 serpent-likea1586 crankled1594 serpent1597 snaky1600 flexuous1605 snaking1605 cringle-crangle1606 voluminous1611 serpenting?1614 serpentine1615 curvy1623 serpentizing1628 worming1631 lacinious1648 anguineous1656 anguine1657 anfractuose1680 twisting1683 vermicular1712 worm-like1721 flexuose1727 meandering1748 crinkum-crankum1766 serpentiform1777 serpentining1799 anguiform1800 ophite1828 tortuose1829 cranky1836 sinuose1836 serpentile1857 twisty1857 sinuated1859 vermiculatea1864 twinyc1868 tortive1880 crinkle-crankle1881 serpentinous1882 quirky1890 twistical1890 waggly1894 wriggly1901 squiggly1902 wiggly1903 contortionate1911 wig-waggy1914 curvaceous1965 society > morality > moral evil > lack of principle or integrity > [adjective] > not straightforward crooked?c1225 indirect1570 undirect1594 involved1612 unstraight1650 obliquous1757 tortuous1801 twistical1805 louche1819 hooky-crooky1833 sinuous1850 twisty1905 1857 W. Arnot Let. in Life (1877) vi. 330 It [a valley] was narrow and hilly and woody and beautiful and twisty. 1869 E. W. Benson Let. Dec. in A. C. Benson Life of E. W. Benson (1899) I. ix. 309 Neither olive nor vine, only the poor twisty bramble. 1894 R. D. Blackmore Perlycross III. viii. 154 I just chucked 'un into a pool of watter, for to kape 'un out o' sight of twisty volk. 1905 Daily Chron. 21 July 4/7 A somewhat twisty redistribution of seats. 1912 D. Crawford Thinking Black i. 7 This Africa for thousands of twisty miles ahead is..wholly innocent of roads. 2. = twisted adj. 2c. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > containers for drink > drinking vessel > [adjective] > style of glass > style of stem knopped1869 baluster-shaped1878 twisted1897 colour twist1915 twisty1929 Silesian-stemmed1961 1929 L. P. Hartley in Mercury Story Bk. 206 The glasses with twisty stems were there. B. n. The fruit of the screw-tree, Helicteres Isora, of Southern India; see quot. 1866. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > [noun] > screw-tree or fruit of twisted horn1866 twisty1866 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. I. 576/1 H[elicteres] Isora is a native of Southern India, where its singular twisted screw-like fruit, about two inches in length, is called ‘twisted stick’, ‘twisted horn’, or ‘twisty’, and..is supposed to be a sovereign remedy against colic or twistings of the bowels. Derivatives ˈtwistiness n. the condition or quality of being twisty. ΘΚΠ the world > space > direction > [noun] > straight or constant direction > deviation from > a turn > condition tortuousness1824 twistiness1904 1904 Daily News 16 July 4/2 As Miss Morison went upstream her progress was very tardy, a fact partly owing to the curious twistiness of the river. ˈtwistiways adv. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > [adverb] > spirally spirally1583 round1611 spiral1726 gyrally1750 twistiways1903 twistiwise1907 1903 Speaker 9 May 135/1 To drift twistiways on the variant currents of men's thoughts. ˈtwistiwise adv. in a twisty manner. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > [adverb] > spirally spirally1583 round1611 spiral1726 gyrally1750 twistiways1903 twistiwise1907 1907 Westm. Gaz. 13 Sept. 2/1 Pace it [a ‘magic’ ring] three times round, ‘twisty-wise’, with face against the sun. ˈtwisty-ˈwisty adj. Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ 1892 R. Kipling Barrack-room Ballads 33 A single man gets bottled on them twisty-wisty stairs. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1857
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