[ adj ] greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation <adj.all> exorbitant rentextortionate prices spends an outrageous amount on entertainment usurious interest rate unconscionable spending
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.
The usurious real interest rates on bank credit cards today, coupled with the nondeductibility of the interest paid by consumers, means that the private debtors of America are financing the recapitalization of the nation's banks.