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adj
Prone to treat someone badly by coarse, insulting words or other maltreatment; vituperative; reproachful; scurrilous.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: scurrilous
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Tending to deceive; fraudulent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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adj
Tending to misuse; practising or containing abuse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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adj
Being physically or emotionally injurious; characterized by repeated violence or other abuse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Wrongly used; perverted; misapplied; unjust; illegal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Catachrestic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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adjective satellite
characterized by physical or psychological maltreatment
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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adjective satellite
expressing offensive reproach
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: opprobrious, scurrilous
Antonyms: none provided
History
First attested in the 1530s. From French abusif, from Latin abūsīvus, from abusus + -ivus (“-ive”). Equivalent to abuse + -ive.
Across languages
20 source translations are retained for this English entry.
