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Word: abusive (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

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.

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