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Definition of Abusage
1. n. Abuse.
Definition of Abusage
1. Noun. (obsolete) Abuse - Whately (1634) ¹
2. Noun. improper or incorrect use of language ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Abusage
1. wrong use of words [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Abusage
Literary usage of Abusage
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"... for Myself 1959 abusage Nickles 1974 labels abusage “an obsolet and needless
form of abuse.” Needless it may be, but i is not obsolete. ..."
2. The Life and Character of Edmund Geste, S. T. P.: The Principal Compiler of by Henry Geast Dugdale (1840)
"... his wyl and therfore sinfull and detestable before hym who commaunded only ye
ryght usage and not ye abusage (as of al other maters) so of ye premisses. ..."
3. The Life and Character of Edmund Geste, S. T. P.: The Principal Compiler of by Henry Geast Dugdale (1840)
"... his wyl and therfore sinfull and detestable before hym who commaunded only ye
ryght usage and not ye abusage (as of al other maters) so of ye premisses. ..."
4. A Dictionary of the English Languageby Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson by Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson (1828)
"abusage, (a-bu'-saje) ns Abuse ; maltreatment. A1H.SE, (a-buse') «. s. The ill
use of any thing ; a corrupt practice ; bad custom ..."
5. An English Garner: Ingatherings from Our History & Literature by Edward Arber (1895)
"But grant, I had been guilty of abusage ; Of thee (I'm sure !) I ne'er deserved
such usage ! But thou wert grieved to behold my ..."
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