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Usurious

adjective/juːzjˈʊɹɹiəs/
Definition
greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/juːzjˈʊɹɹiəs/
🇬🇧British English
/juːzjˈʊəɹiəs/
🇮🇳Indian English
/juːzjˈʊəɹiəs/
3 syllables Say it as /juːzjˈʊɹɹiəs/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
adjectivegreatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
“exorbitant rent”
Word Forms
exorbitancenounexcessive excess
outrageousnessnounexcessive excess
usurynounan exorbitant or unlawful rate of interest
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Wucher
weit über die Grenzen der Vernunft oder Mäßigung hinausgehen
🇫🇷French
usuraire
dépassant largement les limites de la raison ou de la modération
🇪🇸Spanish
usurioso
exceder con creces los límites de la razón o la moderación
🇮🇹Italian
usuraio
eccedendo di gran lunga i limiti della ragione o della moderazione
🇳🇱Dutch
woekerig
die de grenzen van redelijkheid en gematigdheid sterk overschrijden
🇵🇹Portuguese
usurário
excedendo muito os limites da razão ou moderação
🇷🇺Russian
ростовщический
значительно превышающий границы разумного или умеренности
India
🇮🇳Hindi
अति ब्याज
कारण या संयम की सीमा से बहुत अधिक
🇧🇩Bengali
সুদখোর
যুক্তি বা সংযমের সীমা অতিক্রম করে
🇮🇳Tamil
கந்து வட்டி
பகுத்தறிவு அல்லது மிதமான வரம்புகளை மிக அதிகமாக மீறுகிறது
🇮🇳Telugu
వడ్డీ వ్యాపారి
కారణం లేదా నియంత్రణ యొక్క హద్దులను చాలా మించిపోయింది
🇮🇳Marathi
व्याज घेणारा
कारण किंवा संयमाच्या मर्यादेपेक्षा जास्त
🇮🇳Gujarati
વ્યાજખોર
કારણ અથવા મધ્યસ્થતાની સીમાઓને મોટા પ્રમાણમાં ઓળંગવી
🇮🇳Kannada
ಸುಸ್ತಿದಾರ
ಕಾರಣ ಅಥವಾ ಮಿತವಾದ ಮಿತಿಗಳನ್ನು ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಮೀರಿದೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
പലിശക്കാരൻ
യുക്തിയുടെയോ മിതത്വത്തിൻ്റെയോ അതിരുകൾ കവിയുന്നു
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਵਿਆਜਦਾਰ
ਤਰਕ ਜਾਂ ਸੰਜਮ ਦੀਆਂ ਹੱਦਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਬਹੁਤ ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
سود خور
وجہ یا اعتدال کی حد سے بہت زیادہ
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
高利贷的
大大超出理性或节制的界限
🇯🇵Japanese
高利な
理性や節度の範囲を大きく超えている
🇰🇷Korean
고리대금을 받는
이성이나 절제의 한계를 크게 초과함
🇻🇳Vietnamese
lãi nặng
vượt quá giới hạn của lý trí hoặc sự điều độ
🇹🇭Thai
ขูดเลือด
เกินขอบเขตของเหตุผลหรือการกลั่นกรองอย่างมาก
🇮🇩Indonesian
luar biasa tinggi
sangat melampaui batas nalar atau moderasi
🇲🇾Malay
riba
melampaui batas akal atau kesederhanaan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
ربا
يتجاوز كثيرا حدود العقل أو الاعتدال
🇮🇷Persian
ربوی
بسیار فراتر از مرزهای عقل یا اعتدال
🇹🇷Turkish
tefeci
mantık veya ölçü sınırlarını fazlasıyla aşan
🇮🇱Hebrew
ריבית
חורג מאוד מגבולות ההיגיון או המתינות
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'usurious'?
The primary meaning of 'usurious' is 'greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'usurious' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'usurious' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'usurious' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'usurious' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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