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

Nearby Words:

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Abusive tax shelter
Abusive tax shelter is a limited partnership that the IRS judges to be claiming tax deductions illegally.

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