perversive

Definition of perversivenext

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Adjective
  • Morris pleaded guilty in October last year in Oklahoma to five counts of lewd and indecent acts with a child.
    Giles Hudson, CBS News, 24 June 2026
  • Varley, a teacher, was also found guilty of inflicting grievous bodily harm; four counts of cruelty to a person under 16; ten counts of taking indecent images of a child; two counts of possessing indecent images of a child; and one count of distributing an indecent image of a child.
    KC Baker, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026
Adjective
  • And a great bench of freelancers is making this all-American game feel dramatic, approachable, and exciting—even to filthy casuals.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 18 June 2026
  • But, the freedom loving sane people of this great country came to Karoline's defense to show support, destroy the filthy LIBS and celebrate the greatest press secretary this country has ever employed.
    Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026
Adjective
  • Gibson asked for pornographic images of the minor, and sent photos of himself, according to court documents.
    Kendrick Calfee June 13, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2026
  • While Washington drags its feet, kids across the nation are being exposed to vile, pornographic images and ads with no meaningful safeguards to prevent it.
    Rachel del Guidice, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
Adjective
  • Riverside County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Glynn Wilburn, 42, has been charged with gross vehicular manslaughter and felony reckless driving causing serious injury, the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office announced in a news release Thursday.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 22 June 2026
  • According to court documents obtained by TMZ, Love has also claimed that his highest gross annual income in the last five years was $13,000, and his income for 2025 was $0.
    Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 20 June 2026
Adjective
  • In recent years, Trae Young has repeatedly tormented the Knicks at the famed Madison Square Garden, turning clutch shots and postgame showmanship into vulgar chants from New York fans.
    Chantz Martin OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026
  • This isn’t about the vulgar prices now being charged to get into the building and Celebrity Row.
    Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 13 June 2026
Adjective
  • But in this one, the women are transgressive and lustful and violent and ridiculous and funny.
    Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2026
  • From dazzling smiles and lustful dates to shocking eliminations and lifelong friendships, Love Island USA is back.
    Irene Wright, USA Today, 2 June 2026
Adjective
  • Joseph is facing two charges of lewd and lascivious behavior in Florida and is out of jail on a $600,000 bond following an incident that allegedly occurred in 2020 and involved a 9-year-old girl, according to a probable cause affidavit obtained by PEOPLE.
    Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026
  • He was arrested on suspicion of sodomizing a person under 18, lewd and lascivious conduct with a child under 14 and first degree burglary.
    Harry Harris, Mercury News, 15 June 2026
Adjective
  • Morris pleaded guilty in October last year in Oklahoma to five counts of lewd and indecent acts with a child.
    Giles Hudson, CBS News, 24 June 2026
  • In addition to the six lewd act counts, the suspect, Quaylin Wesley, of Vallejo, was also charged with two counts of first degree residential burglary, as the alleged crimes happened at two different times in the girl’s room at a university dormitory, the records say.
    Harry Harris, Mercury News, 16 June 2026
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“Perversive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perversive. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.

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