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