[uh-byoo-siv] /əˈbyu sɪv/
using, containing, or characterized by harshly or coarsely insulting language:
an abusive author; abusive remarks.
treating badly or injuriously; mistreating, especially physically:
his abusive handling of the horse.
wrongly used; corrupt:
an abusive exercise of power.
characterized by insulting or coarse language
characterized by maltreatment
incorrectly used; corrupt
1530s (implied in abusively), originally “improper,” from Middle French abusif, from Latin abusivus, from abus-, past participle stem of abuti (see abuse (v.)). Meaning “full of abuse” is from 1580s. Abuseful was used 17c., and Shakespeare has abusious (“Taming of the Shrew,” 1594). Related: Abusiveness.
[ak-uh-dem-ik] /ˌæk əˈdɛm ɪk/ adjective 1. of or relating to a college, , school, or other educational institution, especially one for higher education: academic requirements. 2. pertaining to areas of study that are not primarily vocational or applied, as the humanities or pure mathematics. 3. theoretical or hypothetical; not practical, realistic, or directly useful: an […]
[noun ak-sent; verb ak-sent, ak-sent] /noun ˈæk sɛnt; verb ˈæk sɛnt, ækˈsɛnt/ noun 1. prominence of a syllable in terms of differential loudness, or of pitch, or length, or of a combination of these. 2. degree of prominence of a syllable within a word and sometimes of a word within a phrase: primary accent; secondary […]
[ak-sep-tuh ns] /ækˈsɛp təns/ noun 1. the act of taking or receiving something offered. 2. favorable reception; approval; favor. 3. the act of assenting or believing: acceptance of a theory. 4. the fact or state of being or . 5. (def 1). 6. Commerce. /ˌnɒnəkˈsɛptəns/ noun 1. the act or an instance of not accepting […]
[ak-sep-tuh ns] /ækˈsɛp təns/ noun 1. the act of taking or receiving something offered. 2. favorable reception; approval; favor. 3. the act of assenting or believing: acceptance of a theory. 4. the fact or state of being or . 5. (def 1). 6. Commerce. /əkˈsɛptəns/ noun 1. the act of accepting or the state of […]