Meanings
adjectiveeversive (comparative more eversive, superlative most eversive)
comparative more eversive · superlative most eversive
- archaicTending to evert or overthrow; subversive.
a maxim eversive […] of all justice and morality
1800, Alexander Geddes, A Modest Apology for the Roman Catholics of Great Britain
Origin
- Latinēversīvus
- Englisheversive
From Latin ēversīvus, from ēvertō.
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Rhymes with eversive
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APA
eversive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eversive
MLA
“eversive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eversive. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eversive,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eversive.
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