Citations:abusive

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English citations of abusive

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  • 1813 — Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
    "And yet I meant to be uncommonly clever in taking so decided a dislike to him, without any reason. It is such a spur to one's genius, such an opening for wit, to have a dislike of that kind. One may be continually abusive without saying anything just; but one cannot always be laughing at a man without now and then stumbling on something witty."
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