abusively
UK/əˈbjuː.sɪv.li//əˈbju.sɪv.li/
abusively adverb: in an abusive manner; rudely; with abusive language.
Adverb
abusively (comparative more abusively, superlative most abusively)
- In an abusive manner; rudely; with abusive language.
- 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...1693, Thomas Urquhart (translator), The Third Book (originally by François Rabelais)
Forms of abusively
| comparative | more abusively |
|---|---|
| superlative | most abusively |
Origin of abusively
From abusive + -ly.
Questions about abusively
- What does abusively mean?
- Abusively means in an abusive manner; rudely; with abusive language.
- What part of speech is abusively?
- Abusively is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce abusively?
- Abusively is pronounced /əˈbjuː.sɪv.li/ (UK).
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