perversive

Definition of perversivenext

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perversive
Adjective
  • The post garnered nearly 200 comments, mostly calling the meme vulgar and indecent.
    Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 4 May 2026
  • Pamela Martin, 44, and her boyfriend Christopher O’Kane, 41, both pleaded guilty in March to three counts of making an indecent image of a child, two counts of distributing an indecent image of a child, possession of an extreme pornographic image and publishing an obscene article.
    Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Inside, filthy soldiers press up against the wood.
    Eliana Dockterman, Time, 12 May 2026
  • Baker said while Fike's immediate surroundings were filthy, a brand-new hospital bed, urinal and wheelchair were available at the home.
    Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 7 May 2026
Adjective
  • Professor Glen-Peter Ahlers, 71, was arrested in February after at least hundreds of pornographic photos and videos of children were found on his hard drive.
    Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026
  • The illicit chatbots allegedly produced pornographic images.
    Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Directed by former YouTube filmmaker Curry Barker, the film opened at 2,615 North American theaters to gross about $16 million.
    Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
  • Meanwhile, the analyst expects Nvidia’s gross margin to be in line with expectations.
    TipRanks.com Staff, CNBC, 17 May 2026
Adjective
  • Glamorous on the verge of vulgar, elegant yet unrestrained, and unmistakably luxurious.
    José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 17 May 2026
  • Aimed mainly toward men between 18 and 49 years old, hot talk mixed vulgar jokes with talk about pop culture and politics and often took political positions contrary to feminism and liberalism.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 May 2026
Adjective
  • But to our wonderful surprise, O’Hara is equally adept at slapstick hijinks, as the lustful ladies get sufficiently sozzled awaiting their mysterious beau.
    Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 3 May 2026
  • And, no doubt, women in the original 1920s audience presumably had comparable lustful desires as the pair on stage; this was hardly the only Coward comedy of its era to be used for foreplay.
    Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Jean is charged with lewd and lascivious molestation on a child 12-16 years old and battery.
    Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
  • He was booked into the High Desert Detention Center in San Bernardino with lewd and lascivious acts with a child.
    Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 7 May 2026
Adjective
  • This week, he was arrested for the fourth time this year in Miami-Dade on one count of molestation of a child younger than 12 involving a defendant age 18 or older and one count of kidnapping a child under 13 to commit a lewd and lascivious act, court records show.
    Sofia Saric May 20, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
  • Continue reading … POLITICS MIND IN THE GUTTER — More lewd posts surface from Dem candidate touting unusual behavior in bathrooms.
    , FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
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“Perversive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perversive. Accessed 22 May. 2026.

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