perversive

Definition of perversivenext

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Adjective
  • The use of obscene or indecent clothing or signs will result in expulsion.
    Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Morris pleaded guilty last year to five counts of lewd or indecent acts with a child as part of a plea agreement.
    Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • The Space Marines are attempting to reclaim Kronus from the filthy xenos on the planet, leading a heroic charge into a massive Ork army as the Necrons rise again.
    Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 29 Mar. 2026
  • The woman was taken to the Fort Worth jail, by then best described as an old, filthy, rat-infested hole in the basement of city hall.
    Kevin Foster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Brazil requires supervision and restricts the infinite scroll A Brazilian law that seeks to shield minors from addictive, violent and pornographic online content took effect this month, with experts calling it a milestone in the protection of children and adolescents.
    Barbara Ortutay, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
  • More than 100 students and parents from Lancaster Country Day School were in court to hear victims describe the shock of having to identify their own faces in pornographic photos to detectives.
    CBS News, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Today, Amy’s Kitchen generates approximately $1 billion in retail sales (translating to roughly $600 million in gross sales) and employs nearly 2,000 people across three culinary facilities.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Greenwich Entertainment comedy Fantasy Life, the first feature from Matthew Shear, opened at the Angelika Film Center in NYC for a solid weekend gross of $39k.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 29 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Doncic claimed Bitadze directed a vulgar comment about Doncic’s family in Serbian toward the Lakers star guard.
    Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Tensions rose, neighbors said, to the point that King was heard at times swearing at Kirsten Wells as well as others using vulgar epithets.
    Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • This Valentine’s Day, why not treat yourself to a perfume that beckons lustful strangers in a way not seen since Monica Bellucci at that Sicilian piazza in Malèna.
    Air Mail, Air Mail, 14 Feb. 2026
  • The two admit to having always loved each other (that's not a spoiler; the book is nearly 200 years old) and begin a steamy, lustful affair.
    Amanda Luberto, AZCentral.com, 11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • Both were charged with multiple counts of lewd and lascivious exhibition, indecent exposure, and resisting arrest.
    CBS News, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Larry Leroy Candies was arrested on suspicion of eight counts of committing lewd and lascivious acts with a child younger than 14 years old, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office announced Friday afternoon in a news release.
    Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • The third oldest of Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar’s 10 sons — the family also includes nine daughters — was charged upon arrest with lewd and lascivious behavior molesting a victim under 12 and lewd and lascivious behavior conducted by a person over 18.
    Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
  • On March 17, Duggar was arrested and charged with lewd and lascivious behavior after being accused of molesting a 9-year-old girl in Panama City Beach, Florida, in 2020, the Bay County Sheriff's Office announced.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
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“Perversive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perversive. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.

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