Abusive

A·bu·sive

Abusive

a.
  1. Wrongly used; perverted; misapplied.
    I am . . . necessitated to use the word Parliament improperly, according to the abusive acceptation thereof.
  2. Given to misusing; also, full of abuses. [Archaic]
  3. Practicing abuse; prone to ill treat by coarse, insulting words or by other ill usage; as, an abusive author; an abusive fellow.
  4. Containing abuse, or serving as the instrument of abuse; vituperative; reproachful; scurrilous.
  5. Tending to deceive; fraudulent; cheating. [Obs.]