† usurpiousadj.
Obsolete. rare.
Exercising or practising usurpation.
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society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [adjective] > infringing or encroaching
usurping1574
usurpious1606
encroachinga1616
exorbitant1631
invasive1670
the mind > possession > taking > taking possession > [adjective] > appropriative > characterized by usurpation > usurping
usurpant1461
usurping1574
usurpious1606
1606 W. Warner Continuance Albions Eng. xv. xcvii. 387 From Rome vsurpious, bloodie, proud, hereticall then seuer Ye Creatures of Hers.
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