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English
Etymology
abuse + -less
Adjective
abuseless (not comparable)
- (rare) Devoid of abuse.
- Antonyms: abuseful, abusive
1919, Nelson Dwight Sickels, The Universal Panacea in Nick of Time, page 221:Nearly all miscalled criminals are those who unwittingly enact a protest against misuse, and would as earnestly and bravely conform to and promote constructive or abuseless treatment—which is clearly proven in the chapter on criminality and insanity.
1979, House Post Office and Civil Service Committee, Contracting Out: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Human Resources of the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, House of Representatives, Ninety-Sixth Congress, First Session, on H.R. 4717, page 140:I would ask OMB to take another look at yearend spending and see if it is as abuseless as they currently think.
1995 June 16, Jason Ustica, “2nd Edition Rules + Space Hulk”, in rec.games.miniatures.warhammer (Usenet), retrieved 2022-05-21:I don't think you really could rewrite the rules any better. There about the most hole-free, abuseless rules GW has ever come up with.
1996 March 29, Paul Brinkley, “YAbloody annoying totally piss-takingD”, in rec.games.roguelike.nethack (Usenet), retrieved 2022-05-21:Still, congratulations on an abuseless ascension!
1999 December 11, Eric Olson, “YAFAP -- Olga -V (long)”, in rec.games.roguelike.nethack (Usenet), retrieved 2022-05-21:Finally! My first (abuseless) ascension. I've been playing for quite a few years now, and am glad to have gotten one real ascension under my belt.