Abusive
Abusive adjective - Marked by harsh insulting language.
Usage example: never one to believe that honorable people can disagree honorably, he invariably launches abusive attacks against anyone who dares to challenge him
Dirty and abusive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Dirty" instead an adjective "Abusive".
Dirty
Dirty adjective - Depicting or referring to sexual matters in a way that is unacceptable in polite society.
Usage example: some radio stations refused to play the song because of the dirty lyrics
Abusive and dirty are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Abusive" instead an adjective "Dirty".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Dirty Communist: Played with, in that Mario is the closest thing this movie has to a hero, but he's still an abusive thug and rapist who is arguably less sympathetic than Dracula.
Source: Film / Blood for Dracula - Dirty Sympathy after Klavier sends Apollo's abusive Bad Boss to jail, Apollo decides to make the first move and repays him by sleeping with him, not that it's shown to the readers.
Source: Rescue Sex - Adaptational Villainy: Daryan is a Domestic Abuser along with his canon aspect of being a Dirty Cop, Kristoph is an abusive Bad Boss along with being a poisoner.
Source: Fan Fic / Dirty Sympathy
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