Ribald vs Abusive - What's the difference?
ribald | abusive |
Coarsely, vulgarly, or lewdly amusing; referring to sexual matters in a rude or irreverent way.
* 1693 , :
* 1875 , May 15, Anonymous, " :
* 1888 , ", Can Such Things Be?'' (Pub. 1893):Originally published in the ''San Francisco Examiner'' on June 24, 1888, and later included in ''Can Such Things Be?'' and ''Present at a Hanging and Other Ghost Stories .
An individual who is filthy or vulgar in nature.
* 1483 [1900 edition], :
Wrongly used; perverted; misapplied; unjust; illegal.
* I am ... necessitated to use the word Parliament improperly, according to the abusive acceptation thereof. - Fuller
(archaic) Catachrestic.
(archaic) Full of abuses; practicing abuse; containing abuse, or serving as the instrument of abuse.
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Prone to ill treat by coarse, insulting words or by other ill usage; vituperative; reproachful; scurrilous.
* An abusive lampoon. - A dictionary of the English language
(obsolete) Tending to deceive; fraudulent.
* An abusive treaty. -
(archaic) Given to misusing; also, full of abuses.
* The abusive prerogatives of his see. -
(obsolete) Given to misusing.
Being physically injurious; characterized by repeated violence.
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As adjectives the difference between ribald and abusive
is that ribald is coarsely, vulgarly, or lewdly amusing; referring to sexual matters in a rude or irreverent way while abusive is wrongly used; perverted; misapplied; unjust; illegal.As a noun ribald
is an individual who is filthy or vulgar in nature.ribald
English
Alternative forms
* ribauld (rare)Adjective
(en adjective)- [L]et no zealous Christian trust the rogue,—the filthy ribald rascal is a liar.
- But when he died the "Reform Democracy" instinctively returned to its vomit of ribald insult.
- [T]he curious crowd had collected in the street , with here and there a scoffer uttering his incredulity and courage with scornful remarks or ribald cries.
Noun
(en noun)- After, he made an harlot, a ribald , come to him alone for to touch his members and his body, to move to lechery.
