extortious

English

Adjective

extortious (comparative more extortious, superlative most extortious)

  1. (obsolete) extortionate; excessive
    Synonyms: extortionate, extortive, inordinate; see also Thesaurus:exorbitant
    • 1641, Joseph Hall, The Mischief of Faction, and the Remedy of it (sermon)
      extortious cruelties
  • extortiously

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