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deviant
OXFORD DICTIONARY
deviant, adj. & n.
--adj. that deviates from the normal, esp. with reference to sexual practices.
--n. a deviant person or thing.
--adj. that deviates from the normal, esp. with reference to sexual practices.
--n. a deviant person or thing.
Derivative
deviance n. deviancy n.
Etymology
ME (as DEVIATE)
THESAURUS
deviant
aberrant, abnormal, bent, bizarre, curious, deviate, deviating, different, divergent, eccentric, freaky, homosexual, idiosyncratic, kinky, odd, offbeat, peculiar, queer, quirky, singular, strange, uncommon, unusual, weirdFor further exploring for "deviant" in Webster Dictionary Online