inversive

comparative more inversive · superlative most inversive

1. Of, pertaining to, characterised by, or causing inversion.

   The sexual revolution was in many ways inversive, turning many older ideas on their heads.

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   In fact, the most inversive of all such moves is Goffman's use of players as models for those involved in serious activities.

   1983, Raritan, volume 3, page 90

   For example, while the French inversive prefix dé- only attaches to transitive dynamic verbs, HC [Haitian Creole] de- can attach to both transitive and intransitive verbs, whether dynamic or stative.

   2002, Claire Lefebvre, “The emergence of productive morphology in creole languages: the case of Haitian Creole”, in Geert Booij, Jaap van Marle, editors, Yearbook of Morphology 2002, Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, published 2003, →DOI, →ISBN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 08 Jun 2026, “The morphology of creole languages” section (guest editor: Ingo Plag), page 36

   The more inversive, peer-oriented, outdoor activities precede Halloween, while the family gatherings, meal, fireworks, and bonfire all take place on Halloween itself.

   2015, Jack Santino, The Hallowed Eve: Dimensions of Culture in a Calendar Festival in Northern Ireland, page 140