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.
usuriously adv : to an exorbitant degree; "prices are exorbitantly high in the capital" [syn: {exorbitantly}, {extortionately}]