abusively

əˈbjuːsɪvli

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Definition of abusively - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

harmful behavior

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in a harmful or offensive way

Rare

He spoke abusively to his teammates.

harmfully

offensively

involving abuse

Rare

in a manner that involves abuse or mistreatment

Rare

He spoke abusively to the staff, causing distress..

cruelly

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Origin of abusively

Latin, abusus (misuse) + -ive (pertaining to)

Terms with abusively included in their meaning

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vilify

disparage abusively

speak or write about in an abusively disparaging manner

vituperate

harsh criticism

criticize harshly or abusively

Examples of abusively in a sentence

Online trolls often comment abusively on social media.
She was treated abusively by her partner.

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French:offensivement, abusivement, ...
German:missbräuchlich, beschimpfend, ...
Italian:abusivamente, in modo abusivo, ...
Spanish:de manera ofensiva, de manera abusiva, ...
Portuguese:abusivamente, de forma abusiva, ...
Chinese:辱骂地, 滥用地, ...
Japanese:攻撃的に, 虐待的に, ...
Arabic:بِطَرِيقَةٍ مُهِينَة, بِإِسَاءَةٍ, ...
Hebrew:בְּצוּרָה פּוֹגְעָנִית, בצורה מתעללת, ...
Russian:оскорбительно, ...
Ukrainian:образливо, жорстоко, ...
Hindi:अपमानजनक रूप से, गाली-गलौज करते हुए, ...
Bengali:আক্রমণাত্মকভাবে, গালিগালাজপূর্ণভাবে, ...
Catalan:abusivament, insultantment, ...
Czech:urážlivě, násilně, ...
Danish:krænkende, ...
Dutch:beledigend, misbruikend, ...
Greek:προσβλητικά, υβριστικά, ...
Hungarian:sértően, bántalmazóan, ...
Khmer:យ៉ាងបំពាន, ដោយរំលោភបំពាន, ...
Korean:모욕적으로, 학대적으로, ...
Persian:به طور توهین‌آمیز, به طور بدرفتارانه, ...
Polish:obraźliwie, ...
Portuguese (BR):ofensivamente, abusivamente, ...
Romanian:agresiv, abuziv, ...
Swedish:kränkande, missbrukande, ...
Thai:อย่างก้าวร้าว, ...
Turkish:saldırgan bir şekilde, kötü bir şekilde, ...
Vietnamese:một cách xúc phạm, một cách lạm dụng, ...

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Definition of abusively - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

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