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abusive meaning
EN
[əˈbjuː.sɪv]
Adjective
COM
more abusive
SUP
most abusive
SUF
-ive
Wrongly
used
;
perverted
;
misapplied
;
unjust
;
illegal
.
(archaic)
Catachrestic
.
(archaic)
Full
of
abuses
;
practicing
abuse
;
containing
abuse
, or
serving
as the
instrument
of
abuse
.
...to begin in this vacation the foundation of a trifling subject which might shroud in his leaves the
abusive
enormities of these our times.
Prone
to
ill
treat
by
coarse
,
insulting
words
or by
other
ill
usage
;
vituperative
;
reproachful
;
scurrilous
.
OBS
Tending
to
deceive
;
fraudulent
.
(archaic)
Given
to
misusing
; also,
full
of
abuses
.
OBS
Given
to
misusing
.
Being
physically
injurious
;
characterized
by
repeated
violence
.
More Examples
Used in the Ending of Sentence
The British news media has a whiplashy relationship with Ms. Deyn, simultaneously crushed-out and
abusive
.
Meaning of
abusive
for the defined word.
Grammatically, this word "abusive" is an
adjective
. It's also a
morpheme
, more specifically, a
suffixe
.
Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
Adjectives
Morphemes
Suffixes
Words by suffix
Words suffixed with -ive
Difficultness: Level 4
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Easy ➨ Difficult
Definiteness: Level 6
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Definite ➨ Versatile
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