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Definition abusive
Etymology
First attested in the 1530s. From French abusif, from Latin ab?s?vus, from abusus + -ivus (“-ive”). Equivalent to abuse + -ive.
Adjective
abusive (comparative more abusive, superlative most abusive)
- Prone to treat someone badly by coarse, insulting words or other maltreatment; vituperative; reproachful; scurrilous. [First attested in the early 17 century.]
- (obsolete) Tending to deceive; fraudulent. [Attested only from the early to mid 17 century.]
- (archaic) Given to misusing; also, full of abuses.
- (obsolete) Given to misusing. [Attested only in the mid 17 century.]
- Being physically injurious; characterized by repeated violence.
- Wrongly used; perverted; misapplied; unjust; illegal. [First attested in the mid 16 century.]
- (archaic) Catachrestic. [First attested in the mid 16 century.]
- (archaic) Full of abuses; practicing abuse; containing abuse, or serving as the instrument of abuse. [First attested in the late 16 century.]
Results 102 Words with the letters ABUSIVE
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ATTRIBUTIVES
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SUBCURATIVES
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SUBDIVIDABLE
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SUBINTERVALS
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SUBSTANTIVES
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SUBVARIETIES
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SUBVOCALIZED
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SUBVOCALIZES
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VANQUISHABLE
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VOCABULARIES
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11 letter words with the letters ABUSIVE ↑
ABUSIVENESS
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ARBOVIRUSES
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SUBCURATIVE
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SUBINTERVAL
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SUBSTANTIVE
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SUBTRACTIVE
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SUBVOCALIZE
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ABUSIVELY
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ABUSIVE
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AVES
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BASE
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BEAU
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BIAS
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BISE
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ISBA
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SABE
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SAVE
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SUBA
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UVEA
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VASE
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VAUS
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VIBE
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VIES
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VISA
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VISE
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ABS
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AIS
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AVE
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BAS
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BIS
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BUS
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EAU
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SAB
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SAE
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SAU
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SEA
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SEI
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SIB
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SUB
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SUE
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USE
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VAS
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VAU
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VIA
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VIE
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VIS
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