"pervy" meaning in All languages combined

See pervy on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Audio: En-au-pervy.ogg Forms: pervier [comparative], perviest [superlative]
Etymology: From perv + -y. Etymology templates: {{af|en|perv|-y|id2=adjectival}} perv + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} pervy (comparative pervier, superlative perviest)
  1. (slang) Behaving or looking like a sexual pervert. Tags: slang Synonyms: perverted (english: more formal) Translations (like a sexual pervert): pervers (Dutch), pervers (German), pervertido (Spanish), rarito (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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