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Abusively

Definition: Abusively

Abusively

Adverb

1. In an abusive manner; "he behaved abusively toward his children".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "abusively" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references)

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Crosswords: Abusively

English words defined with "abusively": BelowtTo blow outVituperator. (references)
Etymologies containing "abusively": Belowt. (references)

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Usage Frequency: Abusively

"Abusively" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Abusively" is used about 11 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Adverb (general)100%11106,044

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Abusively

Language Translations for "abusively"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

French

  

injurieux (abusive). (various references)

   

German

  

beleidigend (abusive, affronting, insulting, insultingly, nasty, offending, offensive, offensively, slighting, upsetting). (various references)

   

Italian

  

abusivamente (illegally, unlawfully). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

abusivelyay.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

abusivamente. (various references)

   

Romanian

  

abuziv (abusive, arbitrary, illegal, illegally, improper, improperly, scurrilous). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

оскорбительно (foully, obnoxiously). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

uvredljivo (offensively), pogrdno. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

abusivamente. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Rhyming with "Abusively"

Words rhyming with "abusively" (pronounced 'A*bu"sive*ly'): Abandonedly, Abasedly, Abashedly, Abhorrently, Abidingly, Abjectly, Abnormally, Abominably, Aboriginally, Abortively, Abruptly, Absently, Absolutely, Absorbedly, Abstinently, Abstractedly, Abstractively, Abstractly, Abstrusely, Absurdly, Abundantly, Abysmally, Academically, Accentually, Acceptably, Acceptedly, Accessarily, Accessibly, Accessorily, Accidentally, Accommodately, Accordantly, Accordingly, Accountably, Accurately, Accusatively, Accusatorially, Accusingly, Accustomably, Accustomarily, Achromatically, Acidly, Acknowledgedly, Acoustically, Acquiescently, Acquisitively, Acridly, Acrimoniously, Acrocephaly, Acromegaly, Acronycally, Acrostically, Actionably, Actively, Actually, Acutely, Adaptly, Additionally, Adequately, Adherently, Adhesively, Adjacently, Adjectivally, Adjectively, Adjunctively, Adjunctly, Admirably, Admittedly, Adorably, Adoringly, Adorningly, Adroitly, Adulterously, Advantageously, Adventurously, Adverbially, Adversely, Advisably, Advisedly, Aerially, Affably, Affectedly, Affectingly, Affectionately, Affectively, Affirmatively, Afflictively, Affluently, Affrightedly, Affrontedly, Affrontingly, Agamically, Agedly, Aggravatingly, Aggregately, Agilely, Agitatedly, Agonistically, Agonizingly, Agreeably, Agreeingly, Airily, Alacriously, Alarmedly, Alchemically, Alertly, Algebraically, Alimentally, Allenarly, Allodially, Allopathically, Allowably, Allowedly, Allusively, Almightily, Alphabetically, Alterably, Alternately, Alternatively, Amatorially, Amazedly, Ambidextrously, Ambiguously, Ambitiously, Amblingly, Ambrosially, Amenably, Amiably, Amicably, Amorously, Amphibiously, Amphiboly, Amphitheatrically, Amply, Anacamptically, Analogically, Analytically, Anatomically, Ancestorially, Anciently, Angelically, Angerly, Angrily, Angularly, Animally, Animatedly, Anniversarily, Annually, Anomalistically, Anomalously, Anomaly, Anonymously, Answerably, Antecedently, Anteriorly, Antichristianly, Anticly, Antiquely, Antiseptically, Antithetically, Anxiously, Apathetically, Apertly, Aphoristically, Apishly, Apocalyptically, Apocryphally, Apologetically, Apostolically, Apparently, Appearingly, Appellatively, Applicatorily, Appliedly, Appreciatingly, Apprehensively, Appropriately, Approvedly, Approximately, Appulsively, Aptly, Arbitrarily, Archetypally, Archly, Arcuately, Ardently, Arduously, Argutely, Arithmetically, Arrantly, Arrogantly, Artfully, Articularly, Articulately, Artificially, Artlessly, Artly, Asexually, Ashamedly, ASSEMBLY, Assistantly, Assumably, Assumedly, Assuredly, Astatically, Astonishedly, Astringently, Atmospherically, Atomically, Attemperly, Attently, Attributively, Audaciously, Audibly, Augustly, Auricularly, Austerely, Authentically, Authenticly, Authorly, Autogenously, Automatically, Autoptically, Auxiliarly, Avaiably, Aversely, Avidiously, Avisely, Awfully, Awkly, Axially, Axiomatically, Backwardly, Badly, Baggily, Bakingly, Baldly, Balefully, Balkingly, Balmily, Baptismally, Barbarously, Barefacedly, Barely, Barometrically, Barrenly, Barruly, Basely, Bashfully, Bastardly, Bawdily, Bayardly, Beamily, Beamingly, Beastly, Becomingly, Befittingly, Behovely, Bellicosely, Belligerently, Beneficently, Beneficially, Benignly, Beseemly, Besottingly, Bestially, Biblically, Bibulously, Biennially, Bifariously, Bigly, Bigotedly, Billy, Bindingly, Binocularly, Bitingly, Bitterly, Blackguardly, Blackly, Blamelessly, Blandly, Blankly, Blasphemously, Blatantly, Blessedly, Blightingly, Blindly, Blithely, Blolly, Bloodily, Bloomingly, Bluely, Blunderingly, Bluntly, Blushingly, Blusteringly, Boastingly, Bobfly, Boilingly, Boisterously, Boldly, Bonnily, Booly, botchedly, botcherly, Botfly, Bouncingly, Bowingly, Boyishly, Braggingly, Bragly, Brainsickly, Brambly, Bravely, Bravingly, Brawlingly, Brazenly, Breathlessly, Brenningly, Briefly, Brightly, Brilliantly, Briskly, Bristly, Brittlely, Broadly, Brokenly, Brokerly, Brutally, Brutely, Bubbly, Buffoonly, Bunglingly, Burglariously, Burly, Busily, Butcherly, Butterfly, Buzzingly, Cabalistically, Calmly, Camously, Candidly, Cankeredly, Cannibally, Cannily, Canonically, Capaciosly, Capitally, Capitularly, Captiously, Carefully, Carelessly, Caressingly, Carnally, Carousingly, Cartographically, Casually, Catchfly, Catechetically, Categorically, Catholicly, Causatively, Caustically, Causticily, Cautiously, Cavalierly, Cavally, Cavilingly, Celestially, Centennially, Centrally, Ceremonially, Ceremoniously, Certainly, Chanceably, Chandlerly, Changeably, Chaotically, Chargeably, Charily, Charitably, Chastely, Cheaply, Cheerfully, Cheerily, Cheeringly, Chely, Chemically, Chidingly, Chiefly, Childishly, Chimerically, Chirpingly, Chirurgeonly, Chivalrously, Choicely, Cholericly, Chorally, Christly. (additional references)

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Anagrams: Abusively

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-b-e-i-l-s-u-v-y"

-2 letters: abusive, baileys, suavely, useably.

-3 letters: abseil, avulse, bailey, basely, belays, bialys, bluesy, blueys, busily, easily, eluvia, silvae, slavey, suable, suably, sylvae, usable, usably, valise, values, viable, viably, visual.

-4 letters: ables, abuse, abyes, aisle, alive, bails, bales, basil, beaus, belay, bialy, biles, blase, blues, bluey, evils, ileus, laves, leavy, lieus, lives, lubes, lyase, sable, salve, selva, sibyl, silva, slave, suave, sylva, ulvas, uveal, uveas, vails, vales, valse, value, veals, vealy, veils, vials, vibes, yules.

-5 letters: able, ably, abye, abys, ails, albs, ales, aves, ayes, bail, bale, bals, base, bays, beau, bels, bevy, beys, bias, bile, bise, blae, blue, busy, buys, byes, easy, evil, eyas, ilea, isba, isle, labs, lase, lave, lavs, lays, leas, leis, leva, levy, leys, libs, lies, lieu, live, lube, lues, luvs, lyes, lyse, sabe, sail, sale, saul, save, seal, sial, slab, slay, slub, slue, suba, syli, ulva, uvea, vail, vale, vase, vaus, veal, veil, vela, vial, vibe, vies, vile, visa, vise, yeas, yule.

 Words containing the letters "a-b-e-i-l-s-u-v-y"
 

+4 letters: substantively.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Abusively


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

41 62 75 73 69 76 65 6C 79

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

.-    -...    ..-    ...    ..    ...-    .    .-..    -.--.

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000001 01100010 01110101 01110011 01101001 01110110 01100101 01101100 01111001

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#65 &#98 &#117 &#115 &#105 &#118 &#101 &#108 &#121

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0041 0062 0075 0073 0069 0076 0065 006C 0079

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

356887857588717891

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage Frequency
4. Translations: Modern
5. Rhymes
6. Anagrams
7. Orthography
8. Bibliography


  

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