- (a.) Wrongly used; perverted; misapplied.
- (a.) Given to misusing; also, full of abuses.
- (a.) Practicing abuse; prone to ill treat by coarse, insulting words or by other ill usage; as, an abusive author; an abusive fellow.
- (a.) Containing abuse or serving as the instrument of abuse; vituperative; reproachful; scurrilous.
- (a.) Tending to deceive; fraudulent; cheating.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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