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extortious

extortious adjective: extortionate; excessive.

Adjective

extortious (comparative more extortious, superlative most extortious)

  1. (obsolete) extortionate; excessive
    • extortious cruelties1641, Joseph Hall, The Mischief of Faction, and the Remedy of it (sermon)

Synonyms of extortious

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  • extortionable

Forms of extortious

comparativemore extortious
superlativemost extortious

Questions about extortious

What does extortious mean?
Extortious means extortionate; excessive.
What part of speech is extortious?
Extortious is an adjective.

Words near extortious in the dictionary

  1. extortioners
  2. extortionist
  3. extortionists
  4. extortionous
  5. extortions
  6. extortious
  7. extortive
  8. extortor
  9. extortors
  10. extorts
  11. extra

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