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abusive
English
Etymology
First attested in the 1530s. From French abusif, from Latin ab?s?vus, from abusus + -ivus (“-ive”). Equivalent to abuse +? -ive.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??bju?.s?v/
- (US) IPA(key): /??bju.s?v/, /??bju.z?v/
Adjective
abusive (comparative more abusive, superlative most abusive)
- Prone to treat someone badly by coarse, insulting words or other maltreatment; vituperative; reproachful; scurrilous. [First attested in the early 17th century.]
- (obsolete) Tending to deceive; fraudulent. [Attested only from the early to mid 17th century.]
- 1623, Francis Bacon, A Discourse of a War with Spain
- an abusive treaty
- 1623, Francis Bacon, A Discourse of a War with Spain
- (archaic) Tending to misuse; practising or containing abuse. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
- Being physically or emotionally injurious; characterized by repeated violence or other abuse.
- Wrongly used; perverted; misapplied; unjust; illegal. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
- (archaic) Catachrestic. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
Synonyms
- (prone to treating badly): reproachful, scurrilous, opprobrious, insolent, insulting, injurious, offensive, reviling, berating, vituperative
Derived terms
- abusively
- abusiveness
Translations
References
French
Adjective
abusive
- feminine singular of abusif
Italian
Adjective
abusive
- feminine plural of abusivo
Latin
Adjective
ab?s?ve
- vocative masculine singular of ab?s?vus
References
- abusive in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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pert
English
Etymology
Aphetic form of apert.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /p?t/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /p??t/
- Rhymes: -??(?)t
Adjective
pert (comparative perter, superlative pertest)
- (of a person) Attractive.
- (of a part of the body) Well-formed, shapely. [from 14th c.]
- Lively; alert and cheerful; bright. [from 16th c.]
- 1594, William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act 1, Scene 1:
- "Go Philostrate, Stirre vp the Athenian youth to merriments, Awake the pert and nimble spirit of mirth"
- 2001, Donald Spoto, Marilyn Monroe: The Biography, chapter 1, 11:
- He was instantly attracted to Gladys's pert, fey humor and her good nature.
- 1594, William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act 1, Scene 1:
- (now rare, especially of children or social inferiors) Cheeky, impertinent. [from 15th c.]
- 2009, Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall, Fourth Estate 2010, p. 333:
- "You'll not be so pert when the Cornish seize you. They spit children like you and roast them on bonfires."
- 2009, Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall, Fourth Estate 2010, p. 333:
- (obsolete) Open; evident; unhidden; apert. [14th-17th c.]
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Piers Plowman to this entry?)
- (obsolete) Clever.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:cheeky
Derived terms
- pertly
- pertness
Translations
Verb
pert (third-person singular simple present perts, present participle perting, simple past and past participle perted)
- (intransitive, obsolete) To behave with pertness.
Noun
pert (plural perts)
- (obsolete) An impudent person.
Anagrams
- 'terp, -pter, pret., terp
Hungarian
Etymology
per +? -t
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?p?rt]
- Hyphenation: pert
Noun
pert
- accusative singular of per
Ladin
Alternative forms
- part
Etymology
From Latin pars, partem.
Noun
pert f (plural pertes)
- part
Related terms
- partir
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *peret, from Late Latin paraver?dus.
Noun
pert n
- horse
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Alternative forms
- p?ert
- p?ert
Descendants
- Dutch: paard, perd
- Afrikaans: perd
- ? Phuthi: ipere
- ? Sotho: pere
- ? English: prad
- Afrikaans: perd
- Limburgish: paerd
- West Flemish: peird
Further reading
- “pert”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “pert”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, ?ISBN
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p?rt/
Adjective
pert (feminine singular pert, plural perton, equative perted, comparative pertach, superlative pertaf)
- pretty, attractive
- quaint
Mutation
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