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inversive

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

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

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin invers-, the past participial stem of invertō, + -ive.