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Definition of perversity - 2 dictionary results

per⋅ver⋅si⋅ty

  [per-vur-si-tee]
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–noun, plural -ties for 2.
1. the state or quality of being perverse.
2. an instance of this.
Origin:
1520–30; < L perversitās. See perverse, -ity
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per·ver·si·ty   (pər-vûr'sĭ-tē)   
n.   pl. per·ver·si·ties

  1. The quality or state of being perverse.

  2. An instance of being perverse.

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