abusively

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UK/əˈbjuː.sɪv.li/US/əˈbju.sɪv.li/

adverb

In an abusive manner; rudely; with abusive language.

RareFirst used First attested in the mid 16ᵗʰ century.Scrabble 17

Meanings

adverbabusively (comparative more abusively, superlative most abusively)

comparative more abusively · superlative most abusively

  1. In an abusive manner; rudely; with abusive language.First known use First attested in the mid 16ᵗʰ century.

    the engineer, who had not expected to sail so soon, was terribly and abusively drunk. Every moment he could spare from his engines he thrust the upper part of his body through the small hatchway and rowed with his commander.

    1894, W. W. Jacobs, A Case of Desertion
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    Christ therfore mentions not here what Moses and the Law intended: for good men might know that by many other rules: and the scornfull Pharises were not fit to be told, untill they could imploy that knowledge they had, lesse abusively.

    1643, J[ohn] M[ilton], The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce: […], London: […] T[homas] P[aine] and M[atthew] S[immons] […], →OCLC

    Whatever signs, shows, or gestures we shall make, or whatever our behaviour, carriage, or demeanour shall happen to be in their view and presence, they will interpret the whole in reference to the act of androgynation and the culbutizing exercise, by which means we shall be abusively disappointed of our designs, in regard that she will take all our signs for nothing else but tokens and representations of our desire to entice her unto the lists of a Cyprian combat or catsenconny skirmish.

    1693, Thomas Urquhart (translator), The Third Book (originally by François Rabelais)

Origin

Translations

Catalan abusivament
  • abusivamentin an abusive manner
Finnish loukkaavasti, herjaavasti
  • loukkaavastiin an abusive manner
  • herjaavastiin an abusive manner
German beleidigend
  • beleidigendin an abusive manner
Latin contumēliōsē
  • contumēliōsēin an abusive manner
Polish abuzywnie
  • abuzywniein an abusive manner
Portuguese abusivamente
  • abusivamentein an abusive manner
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