Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Of, pertaining to, or producing deviation, deflection, or divergence.

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Examples

  • Betty is a bundle of nerves, has a well-developed "New-England Conscience," and among other deviative (not degenerative) signs is possessed of an insatiate desire to climb trees.

    Why Worry? George Lincoln Walton 1897

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