Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eversive

/ɪˈvɜː(ɹ)sɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ev-er-sive
IPA
/ɪˈvɜː(ɹ)sɪv/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Tending to evert or overthrow; subversive.

Archaic

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin ēversīvus, from ēvertō.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more eversive (comparative) most eversive (superlative)

Rhymes With

immersive subversive recursive cursive roman cursive tail recursive primitive recursive discursive dispersive aversive inversive abstersive

Questions

How do you pronounce eversive?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈvɜː(ɹ)sɪv/.
What does eversive mean?
Tending to evert or overthrow; subversive.
Where does eversive come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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