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antivice en · ADJ

Etymology

From anti- + vice.

Meanings

  1. Opposing or countering vice (sinful behaviour).
    • The Red Mosque enjoyed decades of government backing but lately had become a source of embarrassment for General Musharraf as its leaders used their students to carry out Taliban-style antivice campaigns. Mr. Haq told the privately owned Geo television network on Tuesday night that it had become a sanctuary for militants from other parts of the country. 2007 July 12, Somini Sengupta, “After Mosque Battle, Musharraf’s Troubles Persist”, in New York Times:

Forms

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most antivice Degree=Sup lexicographic
more antivice Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Translations (1)

pt antivício (opposing or countering vice, sinful behaviour)