a. [f. extort- ppl. stem of extorquēre (see EXTORT) + -IVE.] Of extortion; disposed to extort, prone to extortion.
1646. Earl Monm., trans. Biondi’s Hist. Civ. Warres Eng., II. 210. Ambition had made use of cruell means; Avarice … of … extortive means.
1805. Ann. Reg. 1803, 292. A compromise between their ability and his extortive capacity.
1879. H. George, Progr. & Pov., VII. ii. The extortive power of land ownership.
