Eversive

//ɪˈvɜː(ɹ)sɪv// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Tending to evert or overthrow; subversive. archaic

    "a maxim eversive […] of all justice and morality"

Example

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"a maxim eversive […] of all justice and morality"

Etymology

From Latin ēversīvus, from ēvertō.

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