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单词 perversive
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perversiveadj.

Brit. /pəˈvəːsɪv/, U.S. /pərˈvərsɪv/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin pervers- , pervertere , -ive suffix.
Etymology: < classical Latin pervers-, past participial stem of pervertere pervert v. + -ive suffix. Compare post-classical Latin perversivus (a1384 in a British source).
1. Having the quality or tendency of turning awry or distorting. Obsolete. rare.
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the world > space > shape > misshapenness > [adjective] > putting out of shape
warping1598
perversive1693
distortive1823
deforming1870
racking1874
1693 T. Urquhart & P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 3rd Bk. Wks. xxxi. 256 A perversive wriness and Convulsion of the Muscles [Fr. perversion des mouvements].
1736 Ld. Chesterfield Jrnl. 10 Apr. in Misc. Wks. (1777) I. 18 Should future parliaments..have delusive and perversive glasses slipped upon them, what might they see? or what might they not see?
2. Having the character or quality of perverting in nature, character, or use.
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the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > leading astray > [adjective]
pervertinga1450
seducing?1574
debauching1645
lenocinant1664
perversive1753
denaturalizing1820
the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > misuse > [adjective] > perversive
perversive1753
pervertive1901
the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > misinterpretation > distortion or perversion of meaning > [adjective] > tending to pervert
corrupting1509
violent1535
viperine1647
perversive1862
pervertive1901
1753 C. O'Conor Diss. Hist. Ireland p. xxxix Mere local judgments and political anomalies..absolutely perversive of national happiness.
1846 W. S. Landor Imaginary Conversat. in Wks. I. 126 An institution perversive of those on which the government of America is constructed.
1862 E. Bulwer-Lytton Strange Story I. xxiv. 171 Discourteously perversive of the obvious intention of the quotation.
1958 J. R. R. Tolkien Let. 14 Oct. (1995) 287 Elves may turn into Orcs, and if this required the special perversive malice of Morgoth, still Elves themselves could do evil deeds.
1998 Austral. Financial Rev. (Nexis) 10 Oct. 10 The increasingly pervasive, and sometimes perversive, influence of the United States in all matters vinous.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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