- 1. a. Wrongly used; perverted; misapplied. Source: opted
- 2. a. Given to misusing; also, full of abuses. Source: opted
- 3. a. Practicing abuse; prone to ill treat by coarse, insulting words or by other ill usage; as, an abusive author; an abusive fellow. Source: opted
- 4. a. Containing abuse, or serving as the instrument of abuse; vituperative; reproachful; scurrilous. Source: opted
- 5. a. Tending to deceive; fraudulent; cheating. Source: opted
- 6. adj. expressing offensive reproach Source: wordnet
- 7. adj. characterized by physical or psychological maltreatment Source: wordnet
- 8. j:100 s. expressing offensive reproach s. characterized by physical or psychological maltreatment Source: ecdict
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