Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Usurious \U*su"ri*ous\ (?; 277), a. [From {Usury}.]
1. Practicing usury; taking illegal or exorbitant interest
for the use of money; as, a usurious person.
2. Partaking of usury; containing or involving usury; as, a
usurious contract. -- {U*su"ri*ous*ly}, adv. --
{U*su"ri*ous*ness}, n.
Source : WordNet®
usurious
adj : greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation;
"exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an
outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usorious interest
rate"; "unconscionable spending" [syn: {exorbitant}, {extortionate},
{outrageous}, {steep}, {unconscionable}]