The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Abusive \A*bu"sive\, a. [Cf. F. abusif, fr. L. abusivus.]
   1. Wrongly used; perverted; misapplied.
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            I am . . . necessitated to use the word Parliament
            improperly, according to the abusive acceptation
            thereof.                              --Fuller.
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   2. Given to misusing; also, full of abuses. [Archaic] "The
      abusive prerogatives of his see." --Hallam.
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   3. Practicing abuse; prone to ill treat by coarse, insulting
      words or by other ill usage; as, an abusive author; an
      abusive fellow.
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   4. Containing abuse, or serving as the instrument of abuse;
      vituperative; reproachful; scurrilous. "An abusive
      lampoon." --Johnson.
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   5. Tending to deceive; fraudulent; cheating. [Obs.] "An
      abusive treaty." --Bacon.
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   Syn: Reproachful; scurrilous; opprobrious; insolent;
        insulting; injurious; offensive; reviling.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

abusive
    adj 1: expressing offensive reproach [syn: abusive,
           opprobrious, scurrilous]
    2: characterized by physical or psychological maltreatment;
       "abusive punishment"; "argued...that foster homes are
       abusive"