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u⋅su⋅ri⋅ous

  [yoo-zhoor-ee-uhs]
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–adjective
1. practicing usury; charging illegal or exorbitant rates of interest for the use of money: a usurious moneylender.
2. constituting or characterized by usury: usurious rates of interest; a usurious loan.
Origin:
1600–10; usury + -ous

Related forms:
u⋅su⋅ri⋅ous⋅ly, adverb
u⋅su⋅ri⋅ous⋅ness, noun
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u·su·ri·ous   (yōō-zhŏŏr'ē-əs)   
adj.  
  1. Practicing usury.
  2. Of or constituting usury: usurious interest rates.
u·su'ri·ous·ly adv., u·su'ri·ous·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Main Entry: usu·ri·ous
Pronunciation: yu-'zhur-E-&s
Function: adjective
1 : practicing usury
2 : involving usury <usurious interest> —usu·ri·ous·ly adverb —usu·ri·ous·ness noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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