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perversely

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per·verse  (pr-vûrs, pûrvûrs)
adj.
1. Directed away from what is right or good; perverted.
2. Obstinately persisting in an error or fault; wrongly self-willed or stubborn.
3.
a. Marked by a disposition to oppose and contradict.
b. Arising from such a disposition.
4. Cranky; peevish.
[Middle English pervers, from Old French, from Latin perversus, past participle of pervertere, to pervert; see pervert.]
per·versely adv.
per·verseness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.perversely - deliberately deviant; "his perversely erotic notions"
2.perversely - in a contrary disobedient manner
contrarily, contrariwise
Translations
perversely [pəˈvəːslɪ] adv → perversamente; tercamente; traviesamente


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Adieu, my dearest Susan, I wish matters did not go so perversely.
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That Pollyanna had taken the skeleton literally instead of figuratively, she knew very well; but, perversely, she refrained from correcting the mistake.
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His early death had been the only dark spot in his life, unless the papers in Miss Bordereau's hands should perversely bring out others.
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