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Vituperative (adjective)
Marked by harsh, spoken, or written abuse; abusive, often with ranting or railing.
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Abusive (adjective)
Prone to treat someone badly by coarse, insulting words or other maltreatment; vituperative; reproachful; scurrilous. First attested in the early 17th century.
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Abusive (adjective)
Tending to deceive; fraudulent. Attested only from the early to mid 17th century.
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Abusive (adjective)
Given to misusing; also, full of abuses.
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Abusive (adjective)
Given to misusing. Attested only in the mid 17th century.
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Abusive (adjective)
Being physically injurious; characterized by repeated violence.
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Abusive (adjective)
Wrongly used; perverted; misapplied; unjust; illegal. First attested in the mid 16th century.page=10
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Abusive (adjective)
Catachrestic. First attested in the mid 16th century.
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Abusive (adjective)
Full of abuses; practicing abuse; containing abuse, or serving as the instrument of abuse. First attested in the late 16th century.
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Vituperative (adjective)
bitter and abusive
“a vituperative outburst”
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Abusive (adjective)
extremely offensive and insulting
“the goalkeeper was sent off for using abusive language”
“he became quite abusive and swore at her”
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Abusive (adjective)
engaging in or characterized by habitual violence and cruelty
“an abusive relationship”
“abusive parents”
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Abusive (adjective)
involving injustice or illegality
“the abusive and predatory practices of businesses”