Vituperative vs. Abusive — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Vituperative and Abusive
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Vituperative
Bitter and abusive
A vituperative outburst
Abusive
Extremely offensive and insulting
The goalkeeper was sent off for using abusive language
He became quite abusive and swore at her
Vituperative
Using, containing, or marked by harshly critical or irate language.
Abusive
Engaging in or characterized by habitual violence and cruelty
An abusive relationship
Abusive parents
Vituperative
Marked by harsh, spoken, or written abuse; abusive, often with ranting or railing.
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Abusive
Involving injustice or illegality
The abusive and predatory practices of businesses
Vituperative
Uttering or writing censure; containing, or characterized by, abuse; scolding; abusive.
Vituperative appellations derived from their real or supposed ill qualities.
Abusive
Characterized by improper or wrongful use
Abusive utilization of public funds.
Vituperative
Marked by harshly abusive criticism;
His scathing remarks about silly lady novelists
Her vituperative railing
Abusive
Using or containing insulting or hurtful language
Finally reprimanded the abusive colleague.
Abusive
Causing physical injury to another
Abusive punishment.
Abusive
Relating to or practicing sexual abuse.
Abusive
Prone to treat someone badly by coarse, insulting words or other maltreatment; vituperative; reproachful; scurrilous.
All they could ever do was to shout abusive inanities at me and my colleagues.
Abusive
(obsolete) Tending to deceive; fraudulent.
Abusive
(archaic) Tending to misuse; practising or containing abuse.
Abusive
Being physically or emotionally injurious; characterized by repeated violence or other abuse.
Abusive
Wrongly used; perverted; misapplied; unjust; illegal.
Abusive
(archaic) Catachrestic.
Abusive
Wrongly used; perverted; misapplied.
I am . . . necessitated to use the word Parliament improperly, according to the abusive acceptation thereof.
Abusive
Given to misusing; also, full of abuses.
Abusive
Practicing abuse; prone to ill treat by coarse, insulting words or by other ill usage; as, an abusive author; an abusive fellow.
Abusive
Containing abuse, or serving as the instrument of abuse; vituperative; reproachful; scurrilous.
Abusive
Tending to deceive; fraudulent; cheating.
Abusive
Expressing offensive reproach
Abusive
Characterized by physical or psychological maltreatment;
Abusive punishment
Argued...that foster homes are abusive
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