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USURIOUSLY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does usuriously mean?
• USURIOUSLY (adverb)
The adverb USURIOUSLY has 1 sense:
1. to an exorbitant degree
Familiarity information: USURIOUSLY used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
To an exorbitant degree
Synonyms:
exorbitantly; extortionately; usuriously
Context example:
prices are exorbitantly high in the capital
Pertainym:
usurious (greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation)
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