| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Serving or tending to extort.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb extorsively.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (extorsively) | 1. Rarely used adverbial inflection of the adjective extorsive.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "EXTORSIVE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Note: Extorsive \Ex*tor"sive\, adjective. [See Extort.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: EXTORSIVE
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Serving to extort; tending to draw from by compulsion. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
