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unabused

(ˌʌnəˈbjuːzd)

adj

not abused or mistreated physically or verbally

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Adj.

unabused - not physically abused; treated properly

ill-treated, maltreated, mistreated, abused - subjected to cruel treatment; "an abused wife"

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