ăbūsīvē Copy link Outline I. By an improper use, Quint. 8, 6, 35 ...II. Slightly, not in good earnest, Amm. ... • ăbūsīvē, adv. [abusivus]. I. By an improper use, Quint. 8, 6, 35; 9, 2, 35.— II. Slightly, not in good earnest, Amm. 24, 4.