Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Eversive · E·ver·sive · IPA /ɪˈvɜː(ɹ)sɪv/ 01 a. Tending to evert or overthrow; subversive; with of. 1. Tending to evert or overthrow; subversive; with of. “A maxim eversive . . . of all justice and morality.” — Geddes.