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1. (adj.) abusive
using, containing, or characterized by harshly or coarsely insulting language.
2. abusive
treating badly or injuriously; mistreating, esp. physically:
his abusive treatment of the horse.
3. abusive
wrongly used; corrupt:
an abusive exercise of power.
Etymology: (1575–85; < LL)
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| Definition of 'abusive' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) abusive, opprobrious, scurrilous
expressing offensive reproach
2. (adj) abusive
characterized by physical or psychological maltreatment
"abusive punishment"; "argued...that foster homes are abusive"
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1. (adjective) abusive
using offensive language
abusive comments; He became angry and abusive.
2. abusive
treating violently or cruelly
abusive behavior
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| Definition of 'abusive' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) abusive
wrongly used; perverted; misapplied
2. (adj) abusive
given to misusing; also, full of abuses
3. (adj) abusive
practicing abuse; prone to ill treat by coarse, insulting words or by other ill usage; as, an abusive author; an abusive fellow
4. (adj) abusive
containing abuse, or serving as the instrument of abuse; vituperative; reproachful; scurrilous
5. (adj) abusive
tending to deceive; fraudulent; cheating
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Sense: using insulting language
He wrote an abusive letter to the manager.
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 Afrikaans: kwaai |
 Arabic: بَذِيء، مُهِين |
 Bulgarian: оскърбителен |
 Brazilian: insultante |
 Czech: urážlivý, sprostý |
 German: beleidigend |
 Danish: fræk; grov; fornærmende |
 Greek: υβριστικός |
 Spanish: ofensivo, injurioso, ultr |
 Estonian: solvav |
 Farsi: توهین آمیز |
 Finnish: loukkaava |
 French: injurieux |
 Hebrew: פּוֹגֶע, מַעֲלִיב |
 Hindi: निन्दक |
 Croatian: pogrdan |
 Hungarian: gyalázkodó |
 Indonesian: menyakiti hati |
 Icelandic: svívirðilegur |
 Italian: ingiurioso |
 Japanese: ののしりの |
 Korean: 입버릇 사나운 |
 Lithuanian: užgaulus |
 Latvian: aizvainojošs; aizskarošs |
 Malay: bahasa kesat |
 Dutch: beledigend |
 Norwegian: grov, fornærmende |
 Polish: obelżywy |
 Persian: توهین آمیز |
 Pashto: سپكاوى |
 Portuguese: insultuoso |
 Romanian: injurios |
 Russian: оскорбительный |
 Slovak: hanlivý |
 Slovenian: žaljiv |
 Serbian: uvredljiv |
 Swedish: oförskämd, smädlig |
 Thai: ซึ่งหมิ่นประมาท |
 Turkish: hakaret edici, aşağılayıc |
 Taiwanese: 侮辱的 |
 Ukrainian: образливий, лайливий |
 Urdu: بد زبانی بھری |
 Vietnamese: lăng mạ |
 Chinese: 凌辱的 |
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