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Meanings of usurious in English
Greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation.
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Examples for "steep"
Examples for "steep"
1
From her vantage point, she saw a steep but possible way up.
2
The company said steep discounts in July helped offset weaker consumer demand.
3
It's miles and miles away; down steep hills and across the ford.
4
The result is routes that are not just long, but extremely steep.
5
Direct Turkish military intervention in Syria has come at a steep price.
1
Fine Gael TD Mr Michael Ring said: This is an outrageous situation.
2
Further, Mr Power made several outrageous statements in his attack on evolution.
3
However, her latest request has got to be her most outrageous yet.
4
Those responsible for outrageous human rights violations must be held to account.
5
Even in those days, the level of Soviet corruption had been outrageous.
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They are haemorrhaging public money and delivering dismal services at exorbitant prices.
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Financial catastrophes, buffered by exorbitant government bailouts, have dented the national fiscus.
3
She is particularly good at nailing the exorbitant pretension of their décor.
4
They wanted to charge me exorbitant funds to get them, he said.
5
It was 2006 and all quotes to fix the problem were exorbitant.
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Forcing people to choose between their health and their job is unconscionable.
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Shell's research money is also buying legitimacy for its unconscionable activities globally.
3
It was unconscionable of Maurice to put you in such a situation.
4
The Bavarian was an unconscionable time absorbing the import of the message.
5
There follows a war of extermination with unconscionable cruelties on both sides.
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Now, Captain, paying extortionate prices is no way to make a profit.
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Wagons could not be hired except by paying the most extortionate rates.
3
Still, money is very scarce and bank interest almost extortionate just now.
4
In fact, petrol prices across Europe are as good as extortionate.
5
I protested against this extortionate demand in every way I could think of.
Usage of usurious in English
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Ahab was liberal, Joram miserly, nay, he even indulged in usurious practices.
2
Those men insist on ready money to sweat others on usurious terms.
3
Edwin smiled at her, and she returned his smile with usurious interest.
4
His honesty was his capital... and he exacted usurious interest from it.
5
Besides, I should not tax him with usurious interest, she said maliciously.
6
Therefore, likewise, whatever else is acquired from usurious money must be restored.
7
It means you are not tapping more usurious forms of lending.
8
The local populace was the victim of usurious taxes, coercively applied.
9
He wore a black velvet skull-cap, and looked usurious and rich.
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By no sort of subterfuge were they to be permitted to be usurious.
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Yes-a usurious scamp of a lawyer, who to our relief has left Westways.
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You are usurious, unmerciful, our enemies, and so I do not like you.
13
I would ask more, but that, you know, would be usurious!
14
While we indulged in every pleasure, he lent out his money at usurious interest.
15
Formerly all loans of that nature were regarded as usurious.
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This was charged up against him to be paid for later at usurious interest.
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