Abusive and Retaliatory

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Abusive adjective - Marked by harsh insulting language.

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Retaliatory and abusive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Retaliatory" instead an adjective "Abusive".

Nearby Words: abuse, abused, abusing, abusively

Retaliatory adjective - Of or relating to or having the nature of retribution.

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Abusive and retaliatory are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Abusive" instead an adjective "Retaliatory".

Nearby Words: retaliate, retaliation, retaliated, retaliating

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