English Explanatory Dictionary

tortious

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Wrongful; harmful.
  2. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of torts.
adj
  1. Misspelling of tortuous

Pronunciation

/ˈtɔːʃəs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tortious.wav /ˈtɔɹʃəs/

Word forms

tortious more tortious most tortious

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English torcious, from Anglo-Norman torcious. By surface analysis, tort + -ious.

Synonyms

wrongful

Related words

tort

Derived words

tortious interference tortiously tortiousness
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