usurious

adjective2

1. •
   Of or pertaining to usury.

   • Behold the name given by Christ to both the usurer and his usurious borrower. Sinners lend to sinners; each is a sinner, the usurer and the borrower. — 1824
2. •
   Exorbitant.

   • But nature, violated by these excesses, exacts a most usurious interest for this illicit indulgence. She makes them pay for moments of rapture with hours of despair. — 1820