A-bū'sĭve, a.

a. [N. Lat. abusivus, Fr. abusif.]

1. Practicing abuse; offering harsh words or ill treatment; as, an abusive author; an abusive fellow.
2. Containing abuse, or being the instrument of abuse; rude; reproachful; scurrilous. “An abusive lampoon.” Johnson.
3. Tending to deceive. [Rare.] “An abusive treaty.” Bacon.
4. Perverted; misapplied; improper.

I am . . . necessitated to use the word Parliament improperly, according to the abusive acceptation thereof for these latter years. Fuller. Syn. — Reproachful; scurrilous; opprobrious; insolent; insulting; injurious; offensive; reviling.