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extorsive, a. rare.|ɛkstɔːsɪv| [f. L. extors- (see extorse v.) + -ive.] a. Serving or tending to extort; of the nature of extortion. b. Obtained by extortion.
1669W. Simpson Hydrol. Chym. 253 If they make any confession..it's onely extorsive. 1775A. Hamilton Farmer Refuted Wks. 1851 II. 50 A complication of extorsive measures. Hence † exˈtorsively adv. rare—0.
1755in Johnson; whence in mod. Dicts. |