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pervertly

pervertly adverb: of, befitting, or characteristic of a pervert.

Adverb

pervertly (comparative more pervertly, superlative most pervertly)

  1. (nonstandard, proscribed, rare) Of, befitting, or characteristic of a pervert.
    • The radio, however, was most pervertly used during the expulsion of Asians in 1972 when news broadcasts carried daily statements on their fate.1993, Zie Gariyo, The Media, Constitutionalism, and Democracy in Uganda

Forms of pervertly

comparativemore pervertly
superlativemost pervertly

Origin of pervertly

From pervert + -ly.

Questions about pervertly

What does pervertly mean?
Pervertly means of, befitting, or characteristic of a pervert.
What part of speech is pervertly?
Pervertly is an adverb.

Words near pervertly in the dictionary

  1. pervertibility
  2. pervertible
  3. pervertibles
  4. perverting
  5. pervertism
  6. pervertly
  7. perverts
  8. perverty
  9. pervery
  10. perves
  11. pervestigate

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