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Synonyms

usurious

American

[yoo-zhoor-ee-uhs] / yuˈʒʊər i əs /

adjective

practicing usury; charging illegal or exorbitant rates of interest for the use of money.

a usurious moneylender.
constituting or characterized by usury.

usurious rates of interest; a usurious loan.

Other Word Forms

nonusurious adjective
nonusuriously adverb
nonusuriousness noun
unusurious adjective
unusuriously adverb
unusuriousness noun
usuriously adverb
usuriousness noun

Etymology

Origin of usurious

First recorded in 1600–10; usury + -ous

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