adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to usury.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: usurial
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
usurious
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /juːˈʒuːɹɪəs/
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Received-Pronunciation: /juːˈzjuːɹɪəs/
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adj
Meaning 2
Exorbitant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: extortionate, inordinate, disproportionate, exorbiant, exorbitant, extortionable, extortious, extravagant, penal, sky-high, usurious
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- exorbitant rent
- extortionate prices
- spends an outrageous amount on entertainment
- usurious interest rate
- unconscionable spending
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: exorbitant, extortionate, outrageous, steep, unconscionable
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English usury Proto-Indo-European *h3ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h3édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English usurious From usury + -ous.
Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: лихварски (lihvarski) — Of or pertaining to usury
- Finnish: kiskuri- — Of or pertaining to usury
- French: usuraire — Of or pertaining to usury
- Greek: τοκογλυφικός (tokoglyfikós) — Of or pertaining to usury
- Irish: úsach — Of or pertaining to usury
- Irish: gaimbíneach — Of or pertaining to usury
- Portuguese: usurário — Of or pertaining to usury
- Romanian: cămătăresc — Of or pertaining to usury
- Romanian: uzurar — Of or pertaining to usury
- Serbo-Croatian: ли̏хварскӣ — Of or pertaining to usury
- Serbo-Croatian: lȉhvarskī — Of or pertaining to usury
- Spanish: usurario — Of or pertaining to usury
- Spanish: abusivo — Of or pertaining to usury
- Tagalog: mapamasong — Of or pertaining to usury