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PERVERSIVE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does perversive mean?
• PERVERSIVE (adjective)
The adjective PERVERSIVE has 1 sense:
1. tending to corrupt or pervert
Familiarity information: PERVERSIVE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tending to corrupt or pervert
Synonyms:
corruptive; perversive; pestiferous
Similar:
evil (morally bad or wrong)
Derivation:
pervert (corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality)
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