perversely

[per-vurs]

per·verse

[per-vurs]
adjective
1.
willfully determined or disposed to go counter to what is expected or desired; contrary.
2.
characterized by or proceeding from such a determination or disposition: a perverse mood.
3.
wayward or cantankerous.
4.
persistent or obstinate in what is wrong.
5.
turned away from or rejecting what is right, good, or proper; wicked or corrupt.

Origin:
1325–75; Middle English < Latin perversus facing the wrong way, askew, orig. past participle of pervertere. See pervert

per·verse·ly, adverb
per·verse·ness, noun
non·per·verse, adjective
non·per·verse·ly, adverb
non·per·verse·ness, noun
EXPAND
un·per·verse, adjective
un·per·verse·ly, adverb
COLLAPSE


1. contumacious, disobedient. 4. stubborn, headstrong. See willful. 5. evil, bad, sinful.


1. agreeable. 4. tractable.

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perverse (pəˈvɜːs)
 
adj
1.  deliberately deviating from what is regarded as normal, good, or proper
2.  persistently holding to what is wrong
3.  wayward or contrary; obstinate; cantankerous
4.  archaic perverted
 
[C14: from Old French pervers, from Latin perversus turned the wrong way]
 
per'versely
 
adv
 
per'verseness
 
n

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