Abusive
Abusive ({not transcribed}) , adjective
[Compare French abusif, from Latin abusivus.]
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]
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. [Obsolete]
An abusive treaty.