extorsive

adjective

ex·​tor·​sive

ikˈstȯrsiv,

(ˈ)ek¦s-

: serving for or obtained by extortion

extorsively

-sə̇vlē

adverb

Word History

Etymology

Latin extors- (stem of extorquēre) + English -ive

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