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Extortive vs Extortionate - What's the difference?

extortive | extortionate |

As adjectives the difference between extortive and extortionate

is that extortive is involving, constituting or accomplished by extortion(attention) while extortionate is of, related to or typifying extortion.

extortive

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Involving, constituting or accomplished by extortion.(attention)

    • See also

    * nonextortive

    extortionate

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • of, related to or typifying extortion
  • greatly exceeding what is reasonable or moderate; exorbitant