USURIOUS


Meaning of USURIOUS in English

— usuriously , adv. — usuriousness , n.

/yooh zhoor"ee euhs/ , adj.

1. practicing usury; charging illegal or exorbitant rates of interest for the use of money: a usurious moneylender.

2. constituting or characterized by usury: usurious rates of interest; a usurious loan.

[ 1600-10; USURY + -OUS ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .