Added 9 October 2026
tortious
/ˈtɔːʃəs/ adjective
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- Wrongful; harmful.
- Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of torts.
adjective
Origin
Inherited from Middle English torcious, from Anglo-Norman torcious. By surface analysis, tort + -ious.
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