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noun • cruel or inhumane treatment • a rude expression intended to offend or hurt • improper or excessive use verb • treat badly • change the inherent purpose or function of something • use foul or abusive language towards • use wrongly or improperly or excessively | ||||||||
| 23% | 11 | Turned on automatically at sunset and turned off at sunrise | ||||||
noun • a light in the rigging of a ship that is riding at anchor | ||||||||
| 23% | 5 | Insults | ||||||
noun • an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect • the pointed part of barbed wire • a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove • one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather verb • provide with barbs | ||||||||
26 For Example In Its Place Turned Up Insults Crossword Clue
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ABUSES which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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ABUSES
Updated: October 14, 2023
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