Abusive Definition
abusive
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English
Etymology
See French abusif, from Latin abusivus, corresponding to abuse + -ive
Pronunciation
- IPA: /əˈbuːsɪv/
Adjective
abusive (comparative more abusive, superlative most abusive)
- Wrongly used; perverted; misapplied.
- I am ... necessitated to use the word Parliament improperly, according to the abusive acceptation thereof. - Fuller
- (archaic) Given to misusing; also, full of abuses.
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- The abusive prerogatives of his see. - Hallam
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- Practicing abuse; prone to ill treat by coarse, insulting words or by other ill usage; as, an abusive author; an abusive fellow.
- Containing abuse, or serving as the instrument of abuse; vituperative; reproachful; scurrilous.
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- An abusive lampoon. - Samuel Johnson A dictionary of the English language
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- (obsolete) Tending to deceive; fraudulent; cheating.
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- An abusive treaty. - Francis Bacon
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Synonyms
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- reproachful; scurrilous; opprobrious; insolent; insulting; injurious; offensive; reviling; berating; vituperative
Derived terms
Italian
Adjective
abusive f.
- Feminine plural form of abusivo
Latin
Adjective
abūsīve
- vocative masculine singular of abūsīvus
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