perversely

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.

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[Middle English pervers, from Old French, from Latin perversus, past participle of pervertere, to pervert; see pervert.]

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per·versely adv.

per·verseness n.

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	perversely - deliberately deviant; "his perversely erotic notions"
	2.	perversely - in a contrary disobedient manner contrarily, contrariwise

Translations

perversely [pəˈvɜːslɪ] ADV (= irrationally) → sin ninguna lógica; (= obstinately) → tercamente; (= wickedly) → con perversidad

perversely [pə^rˈvɜː^rsli] adv

(= unreasonably) to be perversely pleased to do sth → éprouver une joie perverse à faire qch
She was perversely pleased to be causing trouble → Elle éprouvait une joie perverse à causer des problèmes.
to be perversely proud of sth → tirer une fierté perverse de qch

(= paradoxically) → paradoxalement
Some saw it, perversely, as a victory → Certains y ont vu, paradoxalement, une victoire.

perversely

adv (= paradoxically) → paradoxerweise; think, believe, decide → abwegigerweise; perversely, when the day of her departure came, she wanted to stay → als der Abreisetag gekommen war, wollte sie paradoxerweise noch bleiben; perversely enjoyable → auf perverse Art und Weise unterhaltsam; do you have to be so perversely different? → musst du denn immer um jeden Preis anders sein?; he is really perversely old-fashioned → er ist wirklich hoffnungslos altmodisch; the translation still sounds perversely French → die Übersetzung klingt noch immer penetrant französisch

perversely [pəˈvɜːslɪ] adv (see adj) → da bastian contrario, con cattiveria, perversamente

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perversely [pəˈvɜːslɪ] adv (see adj) → da bastian contrario, con cattiveria, perversamente