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Meanings of ill-used in English

Of persons; taken advantage of.

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Usage of ill-used in English
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And in two minutes more that ill-used lady was in the room.
The Small House at Allington
2
She was probably selfish in the common sense of that ill-used word.
Taquisara
3
I have imagined a chorus of ill-used authors singing on the occasion:
The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 / Letters 1821-184...
4
They had all been very ill-used since she last saw her sister.
Pride and Prejudice
5
She made up a story of which Becky was the ill-used heroine.
A Little Princess / Being the whole story of Sara Crewe now told...
6
She felt herself to be ill-used by Isabel's presence in the house.
Cousin Henry
7
The third wife was certainly ill-used, as Mauki could see for himself.
South Sea Tales
8
My own opinion is, that Galt was ill-used by the Canadian Government.
Twenty-Seven Years in Canada West / The Experience of an Early S...
9
Mr Vane was convinced that he was an ill-used and much-to-be-pitied martyr.
Big Game: A Story for Girls
10
So she was neglected and left untidy, and was sometimes ill-used besides.
The Light Princess and Other Fairy Stories
11
The girl had better cry, than be ill-used, and her father killed.
The Letters of Lord Nelson to Lady Hamilton, Vol II. / With A Su...
12
To my dying day I shall feel that he has been ill-used.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman
13
He felt that he was cheated and ill-used, and was waxing angry.
The Claverings
14
Razumov saw himself shut up in a fortress, worried, badgered, perhaps ill-used.
Under Western Eyes
15
There is an opportunity to stand up for those who are ill-used.
The True Citizen: How to Become One
16
He never ill-used a servant either by bad language or by over-work.
Orley Farm
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