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extortive, a.|ɛkˈstɔːtɪv|
[f. extort- ppl. stem of extorquēre (see extort) + -ive.]
Of extortion; disposed to extort, prone to extortion.
1646Earl of Monmouth tr. Biondi's Hist. Civ. Warres Eng. II. 210 Ambition had made use of cruell means; Avarice..of..extortive means. 1805Ann. Reg. 1803, 292 A compromise between their ability and his extortive capacity. 1879H. George Progr. & Pov. vii. ii, The extortive power of land ownership. |