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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pervy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.37 in modern English

Syllables
per-vy
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Behaving or looking like a sexual pervert.

Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English perv Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English pervy From perv + -y.

Usage

Inflected Forms

pervier (comparative) perviest (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonpervy pervily perviness

Synonyms

perverted

Antonyms

normophilic

Questions

What does pervy mean?
Behaving or looking like a sexual pervert.
Where does pervy come from?
Etymology tree English perv Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English pervy From perv + -y.

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