ab-usefulnessn.

Brit.

/abˈjuːsf(ᵿ)lnəs/, U.S.

/ˌæbˈjusfəlnəs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ab- prefix, usefulness n.

Etymology: < ab- prefix + usefulness n., punningly after abuse n. or abuseful adj.

rare.

Capacity to be used improperly.

ΚΠ

1862 J. Ruskin Unto this Last 124 And it depends on the person, much more than on the article, whether its usefulness or ab-usefulness will be the quality developed in it.

2001 W. R. Thompson Evolutionary Interpr. World Politics i. ii. 47 All theories run the risk of a certain political (ab)usefulness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	ab-usefulness
释义	ab-usefulnessn. Brit. /abˈjuːsf(ᵿ)lnəs/, U.S. /ˌæbˈjusfəlnəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ab- prefix, usefulness n. Etymology: < ab- prefix + usefulness n., punningly after abuse n. or abuseful adj. rare. Capacity to be used improperly. ΚΠ 1862 J. Ruskin Unto this Last 124 And it depends on the person, much more than on the article, whether its usefulness or ab-usefulness will be the quality developed in it. 2001 W. R. Thompson Evolutionary Interpr. World Politics i. ii. 47 All theories run the risk of a certain political (ab)usefulness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1862
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