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Extortionary

Extortionary \Ex*tor"tion*a*ry\, a. Extortionate.

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extortionary

a. 1 of, relating to, or typical of extortion 2 extortionate

Usage examples of "extortionary".

He was amused at her impatience and accurately predicted what would happen: she would seduce him and then afterward in a parody of concern she would make an extortionary offer.

The tea stand and the bench were on a rise, commanding a view of both the actual and extortionary fords.

None of the networks had floated so much as a hint of the extortionary fax transmissions.

I understand you were the first to discover the latest extortionary fax.

MBC technical director is responsible for transmitting the latest extortionary faxes from the terrorist who calls himself Captain Audion.

The extortionary taxes were paid by other businesses that operated on the gang's turf, including grocery stores, gypsy cabs, pimps, and people selling stolen goods or repairing cars on the street.