ALL meanings of abusive
a·bu·sive
A a - adjective abusive Someone who is abusive behaves in a cruel and violent way towards other people. 3
- adjective abusive Abusive language is extremely rude and insulting. 3
- adjective abusive characterized by insulting or coarse language 3
- adjective abusive characterized by maltreatment 3
- adjective abusive incorrectly used; corrupt 3
- adjective abusive involving or characterized by abuse or misuse; abusing; mistreating 3
- adjective abusive coarse and insulting in language; scurrilous; harshly scolding 3
- noun abusive Extremely offensive and insulting. 1
- adjective abusive physically: violent 1
- adjective abusive verbally: insulting 1
- adjective abusive using, containing, or characterized by harshly or coarsely insulting language: an abusive author; abusive remarks. 1
- adjective abusive treating badly or injuriously; mistreating, especially physically: his abusive handling of the horse. 1
- adjective abusive wrongly used; corrupt: an abusive exercise of power. 1
- adjective abusive Wrongly used; perverted; misapplied; unjust; illegal. 0
- adjective abusive (archaic) Catachrestic. 0
- adjective abusive (archaic) Full of abuses; practicing abuse; containing abuse, or serving as the instrument of abuse. 0
- adjective abusive Prone to ill treat by coarse, insulting words or by other ill usage; vituperative; reproachful; scurrilous. 0
- adjective abusive (Obsolete (No longer in use)) Tending to deceive; fraudulent. 0
- adjective abusive (archaic) Given to misusing; also, full of abuses. 0
- adjective abusive (Obsolete (No longer in use)) Given to misusing. 0
- adjective abusive Being physically injurious; characterized by repeated violence. 0