tortious

Adjective

Relating to or constituting a tort; wrongful.
of or pertaining to the nature of a tort
- "tortious acts"

Adj

Wrongful; harmful.
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of torts.
Misspelling of tortuous

Examples

Making a challenge without cause could be seen as a TORTIOUS act against his opponent.

Origin / Etymology

Inherited from Middle English torcious, from Anglo-Norman torcious.

Synonyms

wrongful

Scrabble Score: 8

tortious: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
tortious: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
tortious: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

tortious: valid Words With Friends Word