Abused and Dry

Abused

Abused adjective - Subjected to cruel treatment.

Dry and abused are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Dry" instead an adjective "Abused".

Nearby Words: abuse, abusive, abusing

Dry

Dry adjective - Marked by little or no precipitation or humidity.

Abused and dry are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Abused" instead an adjective "Dry".

Nearby Words: drying, dryer, dryish

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • French Jerk On Dilbert the title character goes to the dry cleaners only to be abused by the French-sounding owners.
    Source: French Jerk
  • Shower of Angst However, in some cases, this can border on creepy, such as when a woman takes a shower of angst after being physically or sexually abused (or is suicidal and trying to kill herself by slashing her wrists and letting the running water bleed her dry).
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