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retort.

devious

6 characters2 syllables approx.Català language

Meaning & usage

adj

  1. devious

  2. twisted

Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin retortus, past participle of retorqueō (“to twist”). Doublet of redort.

noun

  1. twilled yarn

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin retortus, past participle of retorqueō (“to twist”). Doublet of redort.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.