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subversively

Variant of subversive

adjective

tending or seeking to subvert, overthrow, or destroy (an established government, institution, belief, etc.)

Origin: ML subversivus < L subversus, pp. of subvertere: see subvert

noun

a person regarded as subversive

Related Forms:

subversively adverb
subversiveness noun

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