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usurious

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8 lettersPronunciation /juːˈʒuːɹɪəs/Part of speech adjectiveSorted iorssuuuStarts with UEnds with S0 clues
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Definitions

  1. greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation

Word origin

From usury + -ous.

Used in a sentence

  • Behold the name given by Christ to both the usurer and his usurious borrower. Sinners lend to sinners; each is a sinner, the usurer and the borrower.
  • The originator of a usurious loan in California is subject to severe civil penalties.
  • 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.

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