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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)

  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.

Quotations

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Synonyms

  • usurial

Related terms

  • usurer
  • usuress

Translations

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usuress

English

Etymology

usure +? -ess

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?ju??????s/, /?ju?zj????s/

Noun

usuress (plural usuresses)

  1. (rare) A female usurer.
    That woman — that usuress — only lent me £20, but expected £50 back after just one week!

Quotations

  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:usuress.

Synonyms

  • loan shark

Related terms

  • usurer
  • usurial
  • usurious
  • usury

Translations

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