perversely

Definition of Perversely in English :

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Adverb

1. perversely

deliberately deviant

Example Sentences:
'his perversely erotic notions'

2. contrarily, contrariwise, perversely

in a contrary disobedient manner

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Perversely

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adjective

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

Perversely

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adjective

1.

deviating from what is considered right or good; wrong, improper, etc. or corrupt, wicked, etc.; perverted

2.

persisting in error or fault; stubbornly contrary

3.

obstinately disobedient or difficult; intractable

4.

characterized by or resulting from obstinacy or contrariness

Perversely

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adj.

1. Contrary to what is right or good; wicked or depraved: a perverse world of sinners.

2.

a. Characterized by or resulting from willful opposition or resistance to what is right, expected, or reasonable: "Geneticists have the perverse habit of naming genes by what goes wrong when they mutate" (Richard Dawkins).

b. Willfully opposing or resisting what is right, expected, or reasonable: an understanding of the text that only a perverse reader could reach.

3. Having an effect opposite to what is intended or expected: "Regulation [of child care] to increase quality may have the perverse effect of driving some children into unregulated care" (Kathryn M. Neckerman).

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