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usurious.

Of or pertaining to usury.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/juːˈʒuːɹɪəs/Received-Pronunciation/juːˈzjuːɹɪəs/Received-Pronunciation

  1. Of or pertaining to usury.

  2. Exorbitant.

Where this word comes from

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.

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