tordu
French, adjective/tɔʁ.dy/
tordu is a French adjective meaning “crooked, twisted” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of tordre. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui a subi une torsion”.
What does tordu mean in English?
adjective
- 1
crooked, twisted
- 2
colloquialtwisted, evil, underhand
verb
- 1
past participle of tordre
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui a subi une torsion. 2. Déformé, pas droit. 3. Illogique, abracadabrantesque. 4. Fou, cinglé.
noun: 1. Fou extravagant.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of tordu
- tordue feminine
- tordus masculine plural
- tordues feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tordu?
- /tɔʁ.dy/
- \tɔʁ.dy\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to tordu
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is tordu in French?
tordu appears 2.7 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).