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Adjective: abusive  u'byoo-siv
  1. Characterized by physical or psychological maltreatment
    "abusive punishment"; "argued … that foster homes are abusive"
     
  2. Expressing offensive reproach
    "The politician's abusive remarks about his opponent caused a public outcry";
    - opprobrious, scurrilous

See also: harmful, offensive

Encyclopedia: Abusive