abusively

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

abusive +‎ -ly

Pronunciation [edit]

  • (RP) IPA: /əˈbjuː.sɪv.li/
  • (US) IPA: /əˈbju.sɪv.li/
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Adverb [edit]

abusively (comparative more abusively, superlative most abusively)

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

Translations [edit]

in an abusive manner

References [edit]

  1. ^ 2003 [1933], Brown, Lesley editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, edition 5th, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7, page 11:
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