usuriously
- adverb
:
usurariamente
- Many are concerned that the usuriously high interest rates on loans will drive borrowers into deeper debt.
Examples
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They found that the fees for using the service were charged usuriously, pushing customers to seek alternatives.
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The tax increases this year were implemented usuriously, burdening many families with exorbitant charges.
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" In one usuriously "artificial" and fertile phrase, they nicely assimilate illicit poetic and economic profit.
Academic text (1996)
Synonyms
32
3.0
To a degree that is more than needed or acceptable
21
6.9
More than is reasonable or necessary
7
7.5
To a much greater degree than is normal
2
8.9
In a way that is very unfair or too harsh
1
7.3
Much more expensive than it should be
1
9.3
Doing something in a greedy way by taking more than is needed
In a way that is very expensive and unfair
Antonyms
How Excessive
17
5.8
32
3.0
144
3.4
816
2.0
885
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Usuriously comes from usury, which comes from Latin usura meaning 'use' and later 'interest', the price for using money. So to act usuriously is to charge too much, like very high interest or fees.