abusively
/əˈbjuː.sɪv.li/
"abusively" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“abusively” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In an abusive manner; rudely; with abusive language.
Corpus desk
Index EN-abusively · abusively · English
abusively · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | abusively |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /əˈbjuː.sɪv.li/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “abusively” in English
Rare enough to double-check
abusively is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed /əˈbjuː.sɪv.li/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In an abusive manner; rudely; with abusive language.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for abusively, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From abusive + -ly. The correct English form is abusively, spelled A-B-U-S-I-V-E-L-Y.
Definition
- 1In an abusive manner; rudely; with abusive language.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how abusively appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Christ therfore mentions not here what Moses and the Law intended: for good men might know that by many other rules: and the scornfull Pharises were not fit to be told, untill they could imploy that knowledge they had, lesse abusively.
Whatever signs, shows, or gestures we shall make, or whatever our behaviour, carriage, or demeanour shall happen to be in their view and presence, they will interpret the whole in reference to the act of androgynation and the culbutizing exercise, by which means we shall be abusively disappointed of our designs, in regard that she will take all our signs…
Etymology
From abusive + -ly.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.