adjective /əˈbuːsɪv/
a) Wrongly used; perverted; misapplied.
I am ... necessitated to use the word Parliament improperly, according to the abusive acceptation thereof. - Fuller
b) Given to misusing; also, full of abuses.
, The abusive prerogatives of his see. -
Syn: reproachful, scurrilous, opprobrious, insolent, insulting, injurious, offensive, reviling, berating, vituperative
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