abusive
/əˈbjuː.sɪv/adj
Middle School
1
Prone to treat someone badly by coarse, insulting words or other maltreatment; vituperative; reproachful; scurrilous.
2
Tending to deceive; fraudulent.
3
Tending to misuse; practising or containing abuse.
4
Being physically or emotionally injurious; characterized by repeated violence or other abuse.
5
Wrongly used; perverted; misapplied; unjust; illegal.
6
Catachrestic.
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Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Rhymes
Words that share the same ending sound pattern
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing
#archaic#obsolete