† exactiousadj.
Obsolete. rare.
Characterized by exaction; exorbitant.
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the mind > possession > taking > extortion > [adjective]
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1630 tr. G. Botero Relations Famous Kingdomes World (rev. ed.) 477 An exactious Prince.
1633 Cal. State Papers Dec. The parish clerk..would not suffer a poor parishioner..to be buried without such exactious fees as were unreasonable.
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