ex|tor|tive

ex|tor|tive
ex|tor|tive «ehk STR tihv», adjective.
tending to extort; extortionate.

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  • tor|tive — «TR tihv», adjective. Archaic. twisting; twisted; tortuous. ╂[< Latin tortīvus < torquēre to twist] …   Useful english dictionary

  • con|tor|tive — «kuhn TR tihv», adjective. tending to or characterized by contortion …   Useful english dictionary

  • dis|tor|tive — «dihs TR tihv», adjective. tending to distort: »(Figurative.) We know now how distortive it was to talk of the [land] enclosure movement of the eighteenth century as the dispossession of the English peasantry (Manchester Guardian Weekly) …   Useful english dictionary

  • tive — ab·duc·tive; ab·duc·tive·ly; ab·er·ra·tive; ab·re·ac·tive; ab·sorp·tive; ab·strac·tive; ac·cel·er·a·tive; ac·com·mo·da·tive; ac·cre·tive; ac·cul·tur·a·tive; ac·cu·mu·la·tive; ac·quis·i·tive; ac·quis·i·tive·ness; adapt·a·tive; ad·duc·tive;… …   English syllables

  • tor — ab·ac·tor; ab·bre·vi·a·tor; ab·di·ca·tor; abet·tor; ab·ne·ga·tor; abom·i·na·tor; ab·sol·vi·tor; ab·strac·tor; ac·cel·er·a·tor; ac·cen·tor; ac·cen·tu·a·tor; ac·cep·tor; ac·com·mo·da·tor; ac·cu·mu·la·tor; acet·y·la·tor; ac·ti·va·tor; ac·tor;… …   English syllables

  • tortive — tor·tive …   English syllables

  • contortive — con·tor·tive …   English syllables

  • distortive — dis·tor·tive …   English syllables

  • Contortive — Con*tor tive, a. Expressing contortion. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tortive — Tor tive, a. [L. tortus, p. p. of torquere to twist, wind.] Twisted; wreathed. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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