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pervy

pervy

9 9.9
Showing sexual interest in a way that makes others uncomfortable
  • adjective
  • /ˈpɜrvi/
  • Offensive
: pervertido
  • There were also a lot of uncomfortable, pervy, crass moments.
  • kind of pervy
  • a little pervy
  • looked pervy

Did you watch some Christmas pervy porn, you sick?

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Examples

  • Online dating, like real-life dating, can get a little skeevy because people are lame and pervy.

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  • How could you leave me alone with your pervy uncle?

  • OLIVIA: That is a pervy question.

  • Pervy man looking for his bride, huh?

  • And I don't mean this in a pervy way or anything, but she's real pretty.

  • She just sees a pervy guy acting all pervy towards her rather clueless friend, and would prefer he stops.

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  • He made a pervy comment about her outfit that made everyone uncomfortable.

  • When he started talking about his fantasies, it felt really pervy to the group.

  • Her uncle's strange habit of staring at young girls was undeniably pervy.

Synonyms

horny
vspervy
  • NSFW
169 7.2

Feeling a strong desire for sex

is about outward inappropriate interest that makes others uncomfortable
perverted
vspervy
  • Offensive
33 8.6

Having sexual interests that most people find abnormal or unacceptable

is less about deviance and more about causing others to feel uneasy
lewd
vspervy
  • Offensive
33 7.4

Sexually offensive or indecent in a way that shocks people

is less formal and focuses on causing discomfort rather than deliberate offense
salacious
vspervy
  • Offensive
22 9.9

Too interested in sex in a way that makes people uncomfortable

is more informal and stresses causing others to feel uncomfortable
lascivious
vspervy
  • Offensive
10 9.5

Showing strong sexual desire that makes others uncomfortable

is more informal and emphasizes making others uncomfortable rather than legal wrongness
prurient
vspervy
  • Offensive
9 9.9

Having too much interest in sex that makes other people uncomfortable

is more casual and highlights making people uneasy rather than mere curiosity
lecherous
vspervy
  • Offensive
7 8.8

Showing strong sexual interest that makes others feel uncomfortable

is more colloquial and focuses on others' discomfort over sheer offensiveness
oversexed
vspervy
  • NSFW
4 8.2

Seen as very sexually attractive or having too much interest in sex

is more informal and stresses causing social discomfort rather than attractiveness
dirty-minded
vspervy
  • NSFW
3 7.7

Being someone who thinks about sex in innocent comments

is more crude and stresses making people uncomfortable rather than mere thoughts
libidinous
vspervy
  • NSFW
3 9.9

Having very strong sexual desire

is more about visible inappropriate attention that unsettles others
hypersexual
vspervy
  • NSFW
2 8.7

Having very strong sexual desire and acting on it often

is more casual and highlights visible behavior that makes others uncomfortable
highly-sexed
vspervy
  • NSFW
1 7.9

Having a very strong sexual desire or being very sexually attractive

is more colloquial and emphasizes making others feel uneasy rather than appeal
doggish
vspervy
  • NSFW
1 9.6

Showing strong sexual interest that makes other people feel uncomfortable

is less gendered and highlights making others uncomfortable rather than blunt lust
paillard
vspervy
  • Offensive
9.9

Rude about sex in a way that shocks people

is more informal and centers on causing discomfort rather than coarse humor

Antonyms

106 5.8

Careful about what you say and do to avoid upsetting people or drawing attention

5 3.6

Clothes or behavior that do not show much skin and avoid sexual attention

How Pervy

predatory
39 6.1
lecherous
  • Offensive
7 8.8
pervy
  • Offensive
9 9.9
creepy
462 3.0
inappropriate
367 3.7

Surface Forms

pervy positive

Morphology

pervy = perv (transparent) = perv + y

Formed from the colloquial noun 'perv' + adjectival suffix '-y', so meaning ('characteristic of a perv') is directly predictable for learners who know 'perv' (or 'pervert').

Etymology

Pervy is an informal form of pervert, made by adding the small -y ending. Pervert comes from an old idea meaning 'to turn away', so pervy describes someone who 'turns away' from normal sexual respect and shows unwanted sexual interest.