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
- M
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..." - M
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..."
