usurious

Syllables: usu·ri·ous/juːˈʒuːɹɪəs/

usurious adjective: of or pertaining to usury.

Adjective

usurious (comparative more usurious, superlative most usurious)

Of or pertaining to usury.
- If an Executor pay an Uſurious Bond, other Creditors may make a Devaſtavit of it, Hob. p. 167. If a Man be bound in an Obligation Uſurious, the Bond is void between the Parties, yea and Strangers ſhall take the advantage of it; and therefore if ſuch an Obligor makes his Executor and die, and the...[1710?], A Common Law Treatise of Usury, and Usurious Contracts: Wherein is Set forth, the Nature of Usury, and what Contracts are Said Usurious in our Law. …, London: Printed for John Wickins, and...
- The fallacy of his [Justice William Best’s] argument is, that he supposes the objection to the plaintiff’s recovery to be, that his contract with the defendant is usurious; whereas the objection really arises from the circumstance that these notes are deposited to enforce another contract, which...1814 November 21, Sir Vicary Gibbs, Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, “Harrison v. Francis Hannel”, in William Pyle Taunton, editor, Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of Common...
Synonyms:

usurial
Exorbitant.
- 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.1820, [Charles Robert Maturin], Melmoth the Wanderer: A Tale. […], volume I, Edinburgh: […] Archibald Constable and Company, and Hurst, Robinson, and Co., […], →OCLC, page 298
Synonyms:

extortionate, inordinate, disproportionate, exorbiant, exorbitant, extortionable, extortious, extravagant, penal, sky-high

usurious meaning in Tamil and Tagalog

usurious in Tamil

கடுவட்டிக் கடன்

usurious in Tagalog

Of or pertaining to usury: mapamasong

Examples of usurious in a sentence

If an Executor pay an Uſurious Bond, other Creditors may make a Devaſtavit of it, Hob. p. 167.[1710?], A Common Law Treatise of Usury, and Usurious Contracts: Wherein is Set forth, the Nature of Usury, and what Contracts are Said...
Behold the name given by Christ to both the usurer and his usurious borrower.1824, J[eremiah] O'Callaghan, Usury, or Interest, Proved to be Repugnant to the Divine and Ecclesiastical Laws, and Destructive to Civil...
And how he raised it: From usurious insatiable Jews; every fresh Jew sticking on him like a fresh horseleech, sucking his and our life out; crying continually, Give! give!1843 April, Thomas Carlyle, “Book II. The Ancient Monk. Chapter IV. Abbot Hugo.”, in Past and Present, London: Chapman & Hall, 193...
The originator of a usurious loan in California is subject to severe civil penalties.2018 May, June Lin, “California Usury Laws”, in Niesar & Vestal LLP, page 1:

Synonyms of usurious

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extortious

All synonyms of usurious

Forms of usurious

comparative	more usurious
superlative	most usurious
alternative form	usurous

Origin of usurious

From usury + -ous.

Words formed from usurious

Questions about usurious

What does usurious mean?: Usurious means of or pertaining to usury.
What is usurious in Tamil?: Usurious in Tamil is கடுவட்டிக் கடன். See Usurious meaning in Tamil.
How do you use usurious in a sentence?: If an Executor pay an Uſurious Bond, other Creditors may make a Devaſtavit of it, Hob. p. 167.
What part of speech is usurious?: Usurious is an adjective.
How do you pronounce usurious?: Usurious is pronounced /juːˈʒuːɹɪəs/ (UK).

Words near usurious in the dictionary

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