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Word: abusive
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Adjective:
- archaic Given to misusing; also, full of abuses.
- Containing abuse, or serving as the instrument of abuse; vituperative; reproachful; scurrilous.
- obsolete Tending to deceive; fraudulent; cheating.
- Practicing abuse; prone to ill treat by coarse, insulting words or by other ill usage; as, an '''abusive''' author; an '''abusive''' fellow.
- Wrongly used; perverted; misapplied.
Source: Wiktionary
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