About The Word Usurious
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Usurious
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What's The Definition Of Usurious?
[adj] greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usorious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Usurious: exorbitant | extortionate | immoderate | outrageous | steep | unconscionable Related Terms | Find terms related to Usurious: See Also | Usurious In Webster's Dictionary \U*su"ri*ous\ (?; 277), a. [From {Usury}.]
1. Practicing usury; taking illegal or exorbitant interest
for the use of money; as, a usurious person.
2. Partaking of usury; containing or involving usury; as, a
usurious contract. -- {U*su"ri*ous*ly}, adv. --
{U*su"ri*ous*ness}, n.
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