usuriously adv 1: to an exorbitant degree; "prices are exorbitantly high in the capital" [syn: {exorbitantly}, {extortionately}, {usuriously}]
Usurious \U*su"ri*ous\ (?; 277), a. [From {Usury}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Practicing usury; taking illegal or exorbitant interest for the use of money; as, a usurious person. [1913 Webster] 2. Partaking of usury; containing or involving usury; as, a usurious contract. [1913 Webster] -- {U*su"ri*ous*ly}, adv. -- {U*su"ri*ous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]