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pervertible

adj

Etymology

From pervert + -ible.

  1. derived from pervertō
  2. derived from pervertir
  3. suffixed as pervertible — “pervert + ible”

Definitions

  1. Capable of being perverted.

  2. A person who is liable to corruption.

    • At the time it could scarcely be called a town but in years to come Sloane, Arkansas would be a mecca for gamblers and pervertibles, a veritable caldron of sin and perdition.

  3. An everyday or household object that can be used in sexual activity.

    • Don't be surprised if your geek lover puts more thought into arranging the boudoir than you do, or if common household items ("pervertibles") soon take on a new dimension.
    • The Wartenberg wheel was designed for medical use to test nerve endings, but with its 22 tiny, poky spikes, it's one of our favorite "pervertibles."

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for pervertible. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA