tortious
(adjective) of or pertaining to the nature of a tort; “tortious acts”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
tortious (comparative more tortious, superlative most tortious)
(obsolete) Wrongful; harmful.
(legal) Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of torts.
• (wrongful): wrongful
Source: Wiktionary
Tor"tious, a. Etym: [From Tort.]
1. Injurious; wrongful. [Obs.] "Tortious power." Spenser.
2. (Law)
Definition: Imploying tort, or privat injury for which the law gives damages; involing tort.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 June 2025
(adverb) in a dispirited manner without hope; “the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
