abusively
- a word derived from abusive.
Example Sentences
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To reach this result, the court adopted an abusively broad reading of a term in the law: “determination.”
From Slate • Jun. 25, 2026
That video circulated rapidly on TikTok and other social media, leading to rumors and allegations that Halili and Reitsma had behaved abusively to fans who had trusted in them as "ministers."
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2025
Among the proposals were better pay for stunt coordinators, being granted residuals from network reruns and high-budget streaming shows, and overtime or rest between work days “to address abusively long hours on set.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 26, 2023
The industry group, which called Miller High Life “beer cans abusively bearing the designation Champagne” in the title of a press release, paid for the termination of the beer cans.
From Washington Times • Apr. 22, 2023
I do not mean by that that you have spoken abusively of me, but you have desired that I should come to nothing, that my armies should be beaten, and that my enemies should triumph.
From World's Best Histories — Volume 7: France by Guizot, M. (François)
