usurious

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /juːˈʒuːɹɪəs/, /juːˈzjuːɹɪəs/

Adjective

usurious

1. Of or pertaining to usury.
2. Exorbitant.
   • 1820, Charles Maturin, Melmoth the Wanderer, volume 1, page 298:

     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.

Synonyms

• usurial

Related terms

• usurer
• usuress

Translations

• French: usuraire
• Portuguese: usurário
• Spanish: usurario, abusivo

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