abusive
Dictionary entries
- Entry →abusivus, abusiva, abusivum:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Lewis & Short
- Age:
- Late
misapplied;
voc. sg. (m.) - Entry →abusive:
Adverb
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Literature
loosely, catachresisly, by loose/improper use of language/term/metaphor;
Examples
Liber IX
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...nomen ductum a canticis ad aliorum similitudinem modulatis abusive etiam in versificationis ac sermonum imitatione servatur. XXXVI..."Liber VIII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...defuit, tralatio ubi aliud fuit. Nam poetae solent abusive etiam in iis rebus quibus nomina sua sunt vicinis..."
