tortious

== English == === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtɔːʃəs/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈtɔɹʃəs/ === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Middle English torcious, from Anglo-Norman torcious. By surface analysis, tort +‎ -ious. ==== Adjective ==== tortious (comparative more tortious, superlative most tortious) (obsolete) Wrongful; harmful. (law) Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of torts. ===== Synonyms ===== (wrongful): wrongful ===== Derived terms ===== tortious interference tortiously tortiousness ===== Related terms ===== tort === Etymology 2 === ==== Adjective ==== tortious (comparative more tortious, superlative most tortious) Misspelling of tortuous