kinked 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of kinkednext
as in twisted

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kinked

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verb

past tense of kink
as in warped

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  1. twisted
  2. warped
  3. curled
  4. diverted
Adjective
  • Lead actor Nathan Meister returns to the role of Henry Oldfield, the sheep-phobic son of a farmer who discovers his twisted older brother has been carrying out dangerous genetic experiences on his livestock, which transform them from docile vegetarians to ruthless, carnivorous killers.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Watch on Netflix Lovecraft Country Atticus Freeman travels across 1950s America to find his father, but the horrors awaiting this young Black man reach beyond Jim Crow into Lovecraft’s twisted imagination.
    Simon Hill, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of twisted
Adjective
  • The idea is to fix any issues that your lens introduces, such as darkness around the edges (vignetting) or warped perspectives.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Indiana is perhaps best known for his true-crime trilogy inaugurated in the late 1990s—Resentment: A Comedy; Three Month Fever: The Andrew Cunanan Story; and Depraved Indifference—addressing the warped disregard for human life that characterized the turn of the millennium.
    News Desk, Artforum, 24 Oct. 2024
Definition of warped
Verb
  • The life-size Buddy wears curled-up black shoes, yellow tights, a green shirt and a green hat.
    Daniel S. Levine, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
  • After a slow start from both teams, Arsenal came alive in the ninth minute when Saka cut inside and curled a shot just over the crossbar.
    Jamie Barton, CNN, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of curled
Verb
  • The flight was diverted to the Dominican Republic, and a return trip to Florida was arranged for passengers and crew members.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Spirit confirmed in a statement that one of its flights from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, was diverted to the Dominican Republic on Monday.
    Jay Blackman, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of diverted
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