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Practicing usury; taking illegal or exorbitant interest for the use of money; as, a usurious person.

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  1. a. Practicing usury; taking illegal or exorbitant interest for the use of money; as, a usurious person.
  2. a. Partaking of usury; containing or involving usury; as, a usurious contract.
  3. adj. greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
  4. 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.
  5. j:100 s greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation