Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The quality of being abusive; rudeness of language, or violence to the person; ill usage.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The quality of being abusive; rudeness of language, or violence to the person.

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abusive +‎ -ness

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