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abu·sive
/əˈbjusɪv, || zɪv/
(
a
.)辱罵的,濫用的,陋習的
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
A·bu·sive
a.
1.
Wrongly
used
;
perverted
;
misapplied
.
I
am
. . .
necessitated
to
use
the
word
Parliament
improperly
,
according
to
the
abusive
acceptation
thereof
.
--
Fuller
.
2.
Given
to
misusing
;
also
,
full
of
abuses
. [
Archaic
]
“The
abusive
prerogatives
of
his
see.”
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
.
“An
abusive
lampoon.”
5.
Tending
to
deceive
;
fraudulent
;
cheating
. [
Obs
.]
“An
abusive
treaty.”
Syn:
--
Reproachful
;
scurrilous
;
opprobrious
;
insolent
;
insulting
;
injurious
;
offensive
;
reviling
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
abusive
adj
1:
expressing
offensive
reproach
[
syn
:
insulting
,
opprobrious
,
scornful
,
scurrilous
]
2:
characterized
by
physical
or
psychological
maltreatment
;
"
abusive
punishment
"; "argued...that
foster
homes
are
abusive
"
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