| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. The quality of being abusive; rudeness of language, or violence to the person.[Websters]. | |
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Date "ABUSIVENESS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: ABUSIVENESS
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| Noah Webster | [Noun] Ill-usage; the quality of being abusive; rudeness of language, or violence to the person.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Noun] The quality of being abusive; rudeness of language, or violence to the person. Quotations Pick out mirth, like stones out of thy ground, Profaneness, filthiness, abusiveness - Herbert. (references) | ||
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