usurious : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: usurious	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for usurious
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
usurious adj greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usurious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending" Synonym(s): exorbitant, extortionate, outrageous, steep, unconscionable, usurious
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Usurious \Usu"rious\ (?; 277), a. [From {Usury}.] 1. Practicing usury; taking illegal or exorbitant interest for the use of money; as, a usurious person. 2. Partaking of usury; containing or involving usury; as, a usurious contract. -- {Usu"riously}, adv. -- {Usu"riousness}, n.