1. Adjective
Wrongly used; perverted; misapplied.
2. Adjective
Given to misusing; also, full of abuses.
3. Adjective
Practicing abuse; prone to ill treat by coarse, insulting words or by other ill usage; as, an abusive author; an abusive fellow.
4. Adjective
Containing abuse, or serving as the instrument of abuse; vituperative; reproachful; scurrilous.
5. Adjective
Tending to deceive; fraudulent; cheating.
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