extortious

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adjective

extortionate; excessive

Similar
extortionateextortiveinordinatedisproportionateexorbiantexorbitantextortionableextravagant
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Meanings

adjectiveextortious (comparative more extortious, superlative most extortious)

comparative more extortious · superlative most extortious

  1. obsoleteextortionate; excessive

    extortious cruelties

    1641, Joseph Hall, The Mischief of Faction, and the Remedy of it (sermon)

    Synonyms: extortionate, extortive, inordinate, disproportionate, exorbiant, exorbitant, extortionable, extortionate

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveextortionate; excessive

Similar
extortionateextortiveinordinatedisproportionateexorbiantexorbitantextortionableextortionateextravagantinordinatepenalsky-highusurious
Also see
disproportionateexorbitantextortionateextravagantinordinatepenalsky-highusurious
Cite this entry
APA

extortious. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extortious

MLA

“extortious.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extortious. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “extortious,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extortious.

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