— Shylockian , adj. — Shylocky , adj.
/shuy"lok/ , n.
1. a relentless and revengeful moneylender in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice.
2. a hard-hearted moneylender.
v.i.
3. ( l.c. ) to lend money at extortionate rates of interest.
— Shylockian , adj. — Shylocky , adj.
/shuy"lok/ , n.
1. a relentless and revengeful moneylender in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice.
2. a hard-hearted moneylender.
v.i.
3. ( l.c. ) to lend money at extortionate rates of interest.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012