1. Excessif.
2. Injuste. Impôt abusif.
3. Impropre. Tournure abusive.
ETYM Cf. French abusif, from Latin abusivus.
1. Characterized by physical or psychological maltreatment.
2. Expressing offensive reproach; SYN. insulting, opprobrious, scornful, scurrilous.