He was rearrested on an old indictment charging him with being a member of a subversive organization advocating the forceful overthrow of the Government (New York Times).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
sub|ver´sive|ly — sub|ver|sive «suhb VUR sihv», adjective, noun. –adj. tending to overthrow; causing ruin; destructive: »He was rearrested on an old indictment charging him with being a member of a subversive organization advocating the forceful overthrow of the… … Useful english dictionary
sub|ver´sive|ness — sub|ver|sive «suhb VUR sihv», adjective, noun. –adj. tending to overthrow; causing ruin; destructive: »He was rearrested on an old indictment charging him with being a member of a subversive organization advocating the forceful overthrow of the… … Useful english dictionary
sub·ver·sive — … Useful english dictionary
sub — sub·abdominal; sub·account; sub·acetate; sub·acid; sub·acidity; sub·acute; sub·adult; sub·aerial; sub·aesthetic; sub·age; sub·agency; sub·agent; sub·akhmimic; sub·alary; sub·alate; sub·alimentation; sub·alkaline; sub·allocate; sub·almoner;… … English syllables
sive — ab·es·sive; abu·sive; ad·es·sive; ad·he·sive·me·ter; ad·he·sive·ness; ad·mis·sive; ad·ver·sive; ag·gres·sive·ness; Air·bra·sive; al·lu·sive; ap·pre·hen·sive; as·cen·sive; cen·sive; cic·a·tri·sive; co·he·sive; col·lu·sive; com·pas·sive;… … English syllables
ver — ace·to·ver·a·trone; ad·ver·sar·ia; ad·ver·sa·tive; ad·ver·si·ty; ad·ver·sive; ad·ver·tis·a·ble; ad·ver·tise; ad·ver·tise·ment; ad·ver·tis·er; ai·ver; al·ka·ver·vir; all o·ver·ish; am·bi·ver·sion; an·do·ver; an·i·mad·ver·sion; an·ni·ver·sa·ry;… … English syllables
subversive — sub·ver·sive … English syllables
subversively — sub·ver·sive·ly … English syllables
subversive — sub•ver•sive [[t]səbˈvɜr sɪv[/t]] adj. 1) gov tending to subvert or advocating subversion, esp. in an attempt to overthrow or undermine a legally constituted government 2) gov a person who adopts subversive principles or policies • Etymology:… … From formal English to slang
subversive — sub|ver|sive1 [ səb vɜrsıv ] adjective intended to destroy the power or influence of a government or an established belief: They were expelled from the country for subversive activities. It s a challenging novel with a subversive message. ╾… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
