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abusively

/əˈbju.sɪv.li/ adv

In an abusive manner; rudely; with abusive language.

Word Origin From abuse, Latin abusus 'misuse' — ab- 'away' + uti 'to use.' Abusively means in a manner that misuses or mistreats. The root uti 'to use' gives us use, useful, useless, usual, utility, utilize, and even usury (originally 'use of money'). The breakdown ab+us+ive+ly shows the root us-.

adv In an abusive manner; rudely; with abusive language.

The manager responded abusively to the customer's complaint, using offensive language.

(副词) 辱骂地；谩骂地

经理用辱骂性的语言粗鲁地回应了客户的投诉。

(adverbio) groseramente; ofensivamente; injuriosamente [De manera abusiva; groseramente; con lenguaje abusivo.]

El gerente respondió de manera abusiva a la queja del cliente, usando lenguaje ofensivo.

(adverbe) abusement; grossièrement; injurieusement; violemment [De manière injurieuse, grossière ou violente.]

Le manager a répondu **abusively** (de manière injurieuse) au client en utilisant un langage offensant.

(Adverb) beleidigend; beschimpfend; missbräuchlich [Auf beleidigende oder misshandelnde Weise; mit groben oder verletzenden Worten.]

Der Manager reagierte **abusively** auf die Beschwerde des Kunden und verwendete beleidigende Sprache.

(副詞) 乱暴に。虐待的に。侮辱的に。

マネージャーは、顧客の苦情に対し、侮辱的な言葉を使って乱暴に返答した。

(advérbio) grosseiramente; ofensivamente; com grosseria; injuriosamente [De maneira abusiva; grosseiramente; com linguagem ofensiva.]

O gerente respondeu de forma abusiva à reclamação do cliente, usando linguagem ofensiva.

Synonyms: rudely insultingly offensively vituperatively scurrilously contemptuously derogatorily pejoratively Antonyms: politely respectfully courteously civilly

Related words

abuser useful useless user usual usually utility utilize utilitarian usury usurious

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