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usurious

adj
/juːˈʒuːɹɪəs/UK

Etymology

From usury + -ous.

  1. derived from ūsūria
  2. inherited from usurie
  3. formed as usurious — “usury + -ous”

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to usury.

    • Behold the name given by Christ to both the usurer and his usurious borrower. Sinners lend to sinners; each is a sinner, the usurer and the borrower.

  2. Exorbitant.

    • But nature, violated by these excesses, exacts a most usurious interest for this illicit indulgence. She makes them pay for moments of rapture with hours of despair.

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Derived

usuriousness

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA