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ADJECTIVE (1)

1. greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation;
- Example: "exorbitant rent"
- Example: "extortionate prices"
- Example: "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"
- Example: "usurious interest rate"
- Example: "unconscionable spending"
[syn: exorbitant, extortionate, outrageous, steep, unconscionable, usurious]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Usurious \U*su"ri*ous\ (?; 277), a. [From Usury.]
   [1913 Webster]
   1. Practicing usury; taking illegal or exorbitant interest
      for the use of money; as, a usurious person.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Partaking of usury; containing or involving usury; as, a
      usurious contract.
      [1913 Webster] -- U*su"ri*ous*ly, adv. --
      U*su"ri*ous*ness, n.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

usurious
    adj 1: greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation;
           "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an
           outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usurious interest
           rate"; "unconscionable spending" [syn: exorbitant,
           extortionate, outrageous, steep, unconscionable,
           usurious]