twistical
Definitions
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- adjective Somewhat twisted or crooked, physically, mentally, or morally; odd; questionably honest.
Examples
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All it would take was a twistical squint off his eyes.
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In the last war with Britain, the Constitution frigate was close in once on the shores of Ireland, a lookin arter some marchant ships, and she took on board a pilot; well, he was a deep, sly, twistical lookin chap, as you een amost ever seed.
The Clockmaker — or, the Sayings and Doings of Samuel Slick, of Slickville
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Mr. Kant pantheistical, Mr. Carlyle twistical, and Mr. Emerson hyperquizzitistical.
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Colonel Cross was twistical; but I did not know how to help myself, when he came and said that he must have money, and could not afford to wait for it; but that if I would give another mortgage for three times as much as the principal and interest came to on the whole farm, he would lift the other, as he knew a man in Wetherville who would advance it if I would make further improvements, so as to accommodate all the company that would like to come.
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In his mind’s eye he saw the curate and the queer twistical look he’d have.
Note
The word 'twistical' comes from 'twist' and the suffix '-ical'.
