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abusive - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'abusive' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Abusive [ a.]
- Wrongly used; perverted; misapplied.
- Given to misusing; also, full of abuses.
- 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.
- Tending to deceive; fraudulent; cheating.

Meaning of 'abusive' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . abusive [ s]
Meaning (1):
- characterized by physical or psychological maltreatment
Example in sentence:
  • abusive punishment;
  • argued...that foster homes are abusive