adverb
abusive
abusive (not comparable)
Classical[a.buːˈsiː.wɛ]Ecclesiastical[a.buˈs̬iː.ve]
Meaning
- not comparablewrongly, in an incorrect manner, by catachresis
- not comparableslightly, not really in earnest
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
praeter ūsum rēctumabūsīvē — in IVLIANVS III: Persia, ch. 9
ăbūsīvē, adv. abusivus.
I. By an improper use, Quint. 8, 6, 35; 9, 2, 35.—
II. Slightly, not in good earnest, Amm. 24, 4.