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1 abusive
[-siv]adjective (using insulting language: He wrote an abusive letter to the manager.) υβριστικός -
2 Abusive
adj.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Abusive
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3 abusive
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4 abuse
1. [ə'bju:z] verb1) (to use wrongly, usually with harmful results: She abused her privileges by taking too long a holiday.) καταχρώμαι2) (to insult or speak roughly to: She abused the servants.) εξυβρίζω, προσβάλλω2. [ə'bju:s] noun1) (insulting language: He shouted abuse at her.) εξύβριση, βρισιά, προσβολή2) (the wrong use of something: This toy has been subjected to a lot of abuse.) κακομεταχείριση•- abusive- abusively
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5 scurrilous
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6 Calumnious
adj.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Calumnious
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7 Defamatory
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Defamatory
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8 Insulting
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Insulting
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9 Offensive
adj.P. and V. βαρύς, ἐπαχθής, P. ἀηδής.Causing jealousy: P. and V. ἐπίφθονος.Insulting: P. ὑβριστικός, V. κακόστομος; see Abusive.Take the offensive: P. ἐπιχειρεῖν (Thuc. 3, 12), προεπιχειρεῖν (Thuc. 6, 34).Offensive and defensive alliance: P. συμμαχία ὥστε τοὺς αὐτούς ἐχθροὺς καὶ φίλους νομίζειν (Thuc. 1, 44).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Offensive
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10 Rail
subs.Bar round a chariot or waggon: P. and V. ἄντυξ, ἡ (Plat., Theaet. 207A, but rare P.).——————v. intrans.Rail at: see Abuse.Rail off: P. ἀπολαμβάνειν, ἀποφράσσειν.Fence round: P. περισταυροῦν.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Rail
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11 Railing
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Railing
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12 Recriminatory
adj.Use V. ἐπίρροθος; see Abusive.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Recriminatory
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13 Reproachful
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Reproachful
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14 Scurrilous
adj.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Scurrilous
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15 Slanderous
adj.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Slanderous
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16 Uncomplimentary
adj.See Abusive.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Uncomplimentary
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17 Vituperative
adj.See Abusive.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Vituperative
См. также в других словарях:
abusive — abu·sive /ə byü siv, ziv/ adj 1: characterized by wrong or improper use or action abusive tax shelters 2: inflicting verbal or physical abuse abusive parents abu·sive·ly adv Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of L … Law dictionary
Abusive — A*bu sive, a. [Cf. F. abusif, fr. L. abusivus.] 1. Wrongly used; perverted; misapplied. [1913 Webster] I am . . . necessitated to use the word Parliament improperly, according to the abusive acceptation thereof. Fuller. [1913 Webster] 2. Given to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
abusive — abusive, opprobrious, vituperative, contumelious, scurrilous apply chiefly to language or utterances and to persons as they employ such language: the words agree in meaning coarse, insulting, and contemptuous in character or utterance. Abusive… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
abusive — UK US /əˈbjuːsɪv/ adjective ► using rude and offensive words: »She was sacked for sending an abusive email to a colleague. »abusive calls/comments/language ► involving bad or wrong use of something or treatment of someone, especially for your own … Financial and business terms
Abusive — (lat.), s. u. Abusus … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Abusīve — (lat.), mißbräuchlich … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
abusive harangue — index diatribe Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
abusive language — index diatribe, obloquy, phillipic, slander, vilification Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
abusive speech — index harangue, malediction Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
abusive — (adj.) 1530s (implied in abusively), originally improper, from Fr. abusif, from L. abusivus, from abus , pp. stem of abuti (see ABUSE (Cf. abuse) (v.)). Meaning full of abuse is from 1580s. Abuseful was used 17c., and Shakespeare has abusious (… … Etymology dictionary
abusive — [adj] exhibiting unkind behavior or words calumniating, castigating, censorious, contumelious, defamatory, derisive, disparaging, insolent, insulting, invective, libelous, maligning, obloquious, offensive, opprobrious, reproachful, reviling, rude … New thesaurus