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usurious
English
Etymology
usury +? -ous.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ju???u????s/, /ju??zju????s/
- Hyphenation: usu?ri?ous
Adjective
usurious (comparative more usurious, superlative most usurious)
- Of or pertaining to usury.
- 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.
- 1820, Charles Maturin, Melmoth the Wanderer, volume 1, page 298:
Quotations
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:usurious.
Synonyms
- usurial
Related terms
- usurer
- usuress
Translations
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loansharks
English
Noun
loansharks
- plural of loanshark
Verb
loansharks
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of loanshark
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