tortiousadj.

Brit.

/ˈtɔːʃəs/, U.S.

/ˈtɔrʃəs/

Forms: Also Middle English–1500s torcious, 1500s torteouse.

Etymology: < Anglo-Norman torcious (14th cent.), < stem of torcion , tortion : see tortionary adj. and -ious suffix. In use associated with tort n., as if < tort + -eous: compare righteous, wrongous, etc.

†1. Wrongful, injurious, hurtful; illegal. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > [adjective]

litherc893

scathefulc900

balefulOE

orneOE

teenfulOE

evilc1175

venomousc1290

scathela1300

prejudiciala1325

fell?c1335

harmfula1340

grievous1340

ill1340

wicked1340

noisomea1382

venomed1382

noyfulc1384

damageousc1386

mischievousc1390

unwholesomea1400

undisposingc1400

damnablec1420

prejudiciable1429

contagiousc1440

damagefulc1449

pestiferous1458

damageable1474

pestilent?a1475

nuisable1483

nocible1490

nuisible1490

nuisant1494

noxiousa1500

nocent?c1500

pestilential1531

tortious1532

pestilentious1533

nocive1538

offensivea1548

vitiating1547

dangerous1548

offending1552

dispendious1557

injurious1559

offensible1575

offensant1578

baneful1579

incommodious1579

prejudicious1579

prejudical1595

inimicous1598

damnifiable1604

taking1608

obnoxious1612

nocivousc1616

mischieving1621

nocuous1627

nocumentous1644

disserviceable1645

inimical1645

detrimentous1648

injuring1651

detrimental1656

inimicitial1656

nocumental1657

incommodous1677

fatal1681

inimic1696

nociferous1706

damnific1727

inimicable1805

violational1821

insalutary1836

detrimentary1841

wronging1845

unsalvatory1850

damaging1856

damnous1870

wack1986

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > harm, injury, or wrong > [adjective]

wrongfulc1325

wrongous1357

injuriousa1513

tortious1532

offendent1547

wronging1845

injuring1877

1532 (c1385) Usk's Test. Loue in Wks. G. Chaucer ii. f. cccxxxvii^v Than were tort and forthe [? force] nought worthe an hawe about and pleasen no men, but thilk greuous and torcious ben in might and in doyng.

1548 Hall's Vnion: Edward IV f. ccxvii^v A cruell man, and a torcious vsurper.

1583 P. Stubbes Anat. Abuses sig. Ciii^v The deuil..inticed him (oh torteouse serpent) to eat of the forbidden fruite.

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. ii. sig. O2^v Ne ought he car'd, whom he endamaged By tortious wrong, or whom bereau'd of right.

1748 W. Shenstone School-mistress xv, in R. Dodsley Coll. Poems (ed. 2) I. 253 When.. tortious death was true Devotion's meed.

2. Law. Pertaining to or of the nature of a tort.Early quots. show the gradual development of sense.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > specific offences > [adjective] > tort

tortious1528

tortionary1694

tortuous1839

1528–30 tr. T. Littleton Tenures (new ed.) f. xxxii The more..that he came to the dede by a lawfull meane than by a torcyous meane.

1618 M. Dalton Countrey Justice 209 Where the arrest is tortious..there the killing of him that maketh such an vnlawfull arrest, is..Man-slaughter onely.

1671 F. Philipps Regale Necessarium 259 The parties..endeavouring such breaches of Priviledge, should not take advantage de son tort, of their own wrongs or tortious doings.

1766 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. II. ix. 150 Unless the owner..will declare his continuance to be tortious, or, in common language, wrongful.

1863 H. Cox Inst. Eng. Govt. ii. viii. 500 To restrain threatened irremediable injuries to property by acts of a tortious kind.

1907 Law Rep. in Cyclists' Touring Club Gaz. June 220/1 The animal..would have done no harm but for the tortious act of a third person.

†3. Wrong, incorrect, improper. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > inaccuracy, inexactness > incorrectness of language > [adjective]

foula1400

unproperc1443

bada1522

tarry1579

vicious1589

brokena1616

tortious1644

solecistical1654

unlawful1729

solecistic1806

unidiomatica1822

anidiomatical1826

murdered1876

1644 H. Parker Jus Populi 66 A tortious, unnatural sense of the words.

1657 W. Morice Coena quasi Κοινὴ i. ii. 106 It seemes a very Tortious and improper answer.

4. Misused for tortuous adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > obscurity > [adjective] > complex

intricate?a1500

crabby1550

implicate1555

crabbed1561

intortive1575

implexeda1620

network1675

tortious1682

embarrassed1695

implex1712

wimpleda1722

wrapped1787

hydriform1822

torturous1841

sinuous1853

tortuous1858

involuteda1910

1682 in R. Burthogge Argument Infants Baptisme (1684) iv. 170 The most involved, tortious, intricate, that ever you heard of, except Origens Allegorical and Mystical Commentaries.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	tortious
释义	tortiousadj. Brit. /ˈtɔːʃəs/, U.S. /ˈtɔrʃəs/ Forms: Also Middle English–1500s torcious, 1500s torteouse. Etymology: < Anglo-Norman torcious (14th cent.), < stem of torcion , tortion : see tortionary adj. and -ious suffix. In use associated with tort n., as if < tort + -eous: compare righteous, wrongous, etc. †1. Wrongful, injurious, hurtful; illegal. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > [adjective] litherc893 scathefulc900 balefulOE orneOE teenfulOE evilc1175 venomousc1290 scathela1300 prejudiciala1325 fell?c1335 harmfula1340 grievous1340 ill1340 wicked1340 noisomea1382 venomed1382 noyfulc1384 damageousc1386 mischievousc1390 unwholesomea1400 undisposingc1400 damnablec1420 prejudiciable1429 contagiousc1440 damagefulc1449 pestiferous1458 damageable1474 pestilent?a1475 nuisable1483 nocible1490 nuisible1490 nuisant1494 noxiousa1500 nocent?c1500 pestilential1531 tortious1532 pestilentious1533 nocive1538 offensivea1548 vitiating1547 dangerous1548 offending1552 dispendious1557 injurious1559 offensible1575 offensant1578 baneful1579 incommodious1579 prejudicious1579 prejudical1595 inimicous1598 damnifiable1604 taking1608 obnoxious1612 nocivousc1616 mischieving1621 nocuous1627 nocumentous1644 disserviceable1645 inimical1645 detrimentous1648 injuring1651 detrimental1656 inimicitial1656 nocumental1657 incommodous1677 fatal1681 inimic1696 nociferous1706 damnific1727 inimicable1805 violational1821 insalutary1836 detrimentary1841 wronging1845 unsalvatory1850 damaging1856 damnous1870 wack1986 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > harm, injury, or wrong > [adjective] wrongfulc1325 wrongous1357 injuriousa1513 tortious1532 offendent1547 wronging1845 injuring1877 1532 (c1385) Usk's Test. Loue in Wks. G. Chaucer ii. f. cccxxxvii^v Than were tort and forthe [? force] nought worthe an hawe about and pleasen no men, but thilk greuous and torcious ben in might and in doyng. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Edward IV f. ccxvii^v A cruell man, and a torcious vsurper. 1583 P. Stubbes Anat. Abuses sig. Ciii^v The deuil..inticed him (oh torteouse serpent) to eat of the forbidden fruite. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. ii. sig. O2^v Ne ought he car'd, whom he endamaged By tortious wrong, or whom bereau'd of right. 1748 W. Shenstone School-mistress xv, in R. Dodsley Coll. Poems (ed. 2) I. 253 When.. tortious death was true Devotion's meed. 2. Law. Pertaining to or of the nature of a tort.Early quots. show the gradual development of sense. ΘΚΠ society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > specific offences > [adjective] > tort tortious1528 tortionary1694 tortuous1839 1528–30 tr. T. Littleton Tenures (new ed.) f. xxxii The more..that he came to the dede by a lawfull meane than by a torcyous meane. 1618 M. Dalton Countrey Justice 209 Where the arrest is tortious..there the killing of him that maketh such an vnlawfull arrest, is..Man-slaughter onely. 1671 F. Philipps Regale Necessarium 259 The parties..endeavouring such breaches of Priviledge, should not take advantage de son tort, of their own wrongs or tortious doings. 1766 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. II. ix. 150 Unless the owner..will declare his continuance to be tortious, or, in common language, wrongful. 1863 H. Cox Inst. Eng. Govt. ii. viii. 500 To restrain threatened irremediable injuries to property by acts of a tortious kind. 1907 Law Rep. in Cyclists' Touring Club Gaz. June 220/1 The animal..would have done no harm but for the tortious act of a third person. †3. Wrong, incorrect, improper. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > inaccuracy, inexactness > incorrectness of language > [adjective] foula1400 unproperc1443 bada1522 tarry1579 vicious1589 brokena1616 tortious1644 solecistical1654 unlawful1729 solecistic1806 unidiomatica1822 anidiomatical1826 murdered1876 1644 H. Parker Jus Populi 66 A tortious, unnatural sense of the words. 1657 W. Morice Coena quasi Κοινὴ i. ii. 106 It seemes a very Tortious and improper answer. 4. Misused for tortuous adj. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > obscurity > [adjective] > complex intricate?a1500 crabby1550 implicate1555 crabbed1561 intortive1575 implexeda1620 network1675 tortious1682 embarrassed1695 implex1712 wimpleda1722 wrapped1787 hydriform1822 torturous1841 sinuous1853 tortuous1858 involuteda1910 1682 in R. Burthogge Argument Infants Baptisme (1684) iv. 170 The most involved, tortious, intricate, that ever you heard of, except Origens Allegorical and Mystical Commentaries. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1528
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