Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Abusive \A*bu"sive\, a. [Cf. F. abusif, fr. L. abusivus.]
   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.'' --Hallam.

   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.'' --Johnson.

   5. Tending to deceive; fraudulent; cheating. [Obs.] ``An
      abusive treaty.'' --Bacon.

   Syn: Reproachful; scurrilous; opprobrious; insolent;
        insulting; injurious; offensive; reviling.

Source : WordNet®

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"