abusively

English

Etymology

abusive +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˈbjuː.sɪv.li/
(US) IPA^(key): /əˈbju.sɪv.li/
Audio (US) (file)

Adverb

abusively (comparative more abusively, superlative most abusively)

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

Translations

in an abusive manner

Catalan: abusivament (ca)
Latin: contumēliōsē
Polish: abuzywnie (in law)
Portuguese: abusivamente

References

Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abusively”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 11.

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