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单词 abusedly
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abusedlyadv.

Brit. /əˈbjuːzᵻdli/, U.S. /əˈbjuzədli/
Forms: see abused adj. and -ly suffix2.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: abused adj., -ly suffix2.
Etymology: < abused adj. + -ly suffix2. Compare earlier abusively adv.
Now rare.
Improperly; mistakenly; abusively; spec. by abuse of language.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > inaccuracy, inexactness > incorrectness of language > [adverb] > in application of words
abusively1531
abusedly1565
catachresticallyc1600
1565 J. Hall tr. Lanfranc Most Excellent Woorke Chirurg. ii. x. 22 In thys thynge [sc. a type of abscess] is..depenesse of sleape: yet not true sleape, but abusedlye so called.
1625 J. Wodroephe Marrow French Tongue (ed. 2) x. 180 The Inhabitants and trades-men are (abusedly) called ‘Monsieur and Madame.’
1640 R. Maddison Englands Looking In & Out 23 Marchandizing Exchange, is..a ready way of borrowing..But if it be unequally and abusedly carried, may be justly called, the Canker of Englands common wealth.
1708 G. Vaux tr. J. C. Sturm Mathesis Juvenilis III. 384 In Horizontal Decliners, or which are abusedly called so, it [sc. the Line of the Horizon] will find a Place.
1780 B. O'Farrell Compar. View Primitive Church & Present Church of Rome vii. 57 A divine attribute..can be..much less abusedly applied to the dark shades of vague incertitude.
1844 Musical World 4 Jan. 11/3 A fugue..may truly be very learned, (how abusedly this word is often used), scientific, ingenious, clever, and so far very admirable.
1922 B. Tarkington Gentle Julia 112 The experimenter abusedly turned her back on the morose woman and went out to the back yard for a little peace.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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