Of words, language, etc.: conveying opprobrium; expressing scorn; vituperative; reproachful; shameful. Occasionally of a person: using such language.

Using or characterized by denunciatory or railing language; inclined to inveigh; expressing bitter denunciation; vituperative, abusive. Now rare.

Characterized by or given to railing; that rails; abusive, ranting, complaining.

Applied to language: Casting shame, opprobrious, vituperative. Obsolete.

Railing, reproachful, abusive.

That reviles; given to reviling; abusive.

(in sense 5.)

= abusive, adj. (in various senses).

Expressive of blame or censure; vituperative, violently abusive.

= vituperious, adj. 1.

Vituperative, strongly abusive or censorious.

That employs or contains bad language; insulting, scurrilous.

Invective.

Wrangling, railing; reproachful.

Full of abuse; abusive; harmful. In later use frequently used jocularly in contrast with useful.

Of words, language, etc.: Containing, conveying, or expressing strong depreciation; violently abusive or fault-finding; contumelious…

Vituperative.

Conveying reproach or disapproval.