tortious
The origin and history of tortious.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English torcious, which came from Anglo-Norman torcious. On the surface, it can be analysed as tort plus -ious.
The origin and history of tortious.
Inherited from Middle English torcious, which came from Anglo-Norman torcious. On the surface, it can be analysed as tort plus -ious.
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