meaning of abusive
1. Wrongly used; perverted; misapplied.
2. Given to misusing; also, full of abuses.
3. Practicing abuse; prone to ill treat by coarse, insulting words or by other ill usage; as, an abusive author; an abusive fellow.
4. Containing abuse, or serving as the instrument of abuse; vituperative; reproachful; scurrilous.
5. Tending to deceive; fraudulent; cheating.
6. characterized by physical or psychological maltreatment; "abusive punishment"; "argued. . . that foster homes are
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Related Words
abusive | abusively | abusiveness |
