ABU'SIVE, adjective 1. Practicing abuse; offering harsh words, or ill treatment; as an abusive author; an abusive fellow. 2. Containing abuse, or that is the instrument of abuse, as abusive words; rude; reproachful. In the sense of deceitful, as an abusive treaty. [Little used.]
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI