ill-use
verb (used with object)
to treat badly, unjustly, cruelly, etc.
am ill-using
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present progressiveof ill-use (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"My cousin can't suppose that I am ill-using her," said Tom, who disliked the "Ayala" quite as much as he did the "Mister."
From Ayala's Angel by Anthony Trollope
