nonabusively

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adverb

In a nonabusive manner.

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Meanings

adverbnonabusively (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn a nonabusive manner.

    President Obama is O.K. with this (he calls it “prolonged detention”), but he wants to make sure it is carried out — here comes the oxymoron — fairly and nonabusively.

    2009 June 23, Bob Herbert, “Who Are We?”, in New York Times

Origin

From nonabusive + -ly.

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APA

nonabusively. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonabusively

MLA

“nonabusively.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonabusively. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonabusively,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonabusively.

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