extortionaryadj.

Etymology: formed as extortion v. + -ary suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: exˈtortionary.

Given to or characterized by extortion.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > extortion > [adjective]

writhinga1529

torcenous1532

bloodsucking1548

racking1576

exacting1583

extorting1598

extortious1607

sharking1608

wringing1620

exactious1630

extortionizing1630

extortionable1632

extortioninga1641

extortionous1644

extortive1646

screwing1647

extracting1654

hirudinous1654

rack-renting1779

extortionate1789

extortionary1805

1805 W. Taylor in Ann. Rev. 3 60 The fixed shopkeeper is not only less extortionary to his customer, but is more taxable to the state.

1831 E. J. Trelawny Adventures Younger Son I. 41 The extortionary Jew, chuckling with ecstacy at the usury he was about to realize.

1845 H. H. Wilson Hist. Brit. India 1805–35 I. vi. 365 The overbearing and extortionary spirit of that military rule.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	extortionary
释义	extortionaryadj. Etymology: formed as extortion v. + -ary suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: exˈtortionary. Given to or characterized by extortion. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > extortion > [adjective] writhinga1529 torcenous1532 bloodsucking1548 racking1576 exacting1583 extorting1598 extortious1607 sharking1608 wringing1620 exactious1630 extortionizing1630 extortionable1632 extortioninga1641 extortionous1644 extortive1646 screwing1647 extracting1654 hirudinous1654 rack-renting1779 extortionate1789 extortionary1805 1805 W. Taylor in Ann. Rev. 3 60 The fixed shopkeeper is not only less extortionary to his customer, but is more taxable to the state. 1831 E. J. Trelawny Adventures Younger Son I. 41 The extortionary Jew, chuckling with ecstacy at the usury he was about to realize. 1845 H. H. Wilson Hist. Brit. India 1805–35 I. vi. 365 The overbearing and extortionary spirit of that military rule. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.1805
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