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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

EXTORTIOUS

a.Oppressive; violent; unjust.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

EXTORTIOUS

EXTORTIOUS Ex *tor "tious, a.

 

Defn: Extortionate. [Obs. ] "Extortious cruelties." Bp. Hall -- Ex *tor "tious *ly, adv. [Obs. ] Bacon.