ABUSIVE
Scrabble letter values: A1B3U1S1I1V4E1 = 12
Definition
- adjective expressing offensive reproach. — synonyms: opprobrious, scurrilous
- adjective characterized by physical or psychological maltreatment.
Examples
- “abusive punishment”
- “argued...that foster homes are abusive”
- “All they could ever do was to shout abusive inanities at me and my colleagues.”