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perversely
[ per-vurs-lee ]
adverb
- in a willful manner that goes counter to what is expected or desired; contrarily:
She clung perversely to beliefs and behavior that would confound her parents for years.
- in an obstinate manner, rejecting what is right, good, or proper; wickedly or corruptly:
They perversely persist in the practice of torture.
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of perversely1
Example Sentences
He said that, perversely, finding the money was the easy part.
Trim and perversely puppyish, the character doesn’t let age keep him down for long.
It’s worth noting, perversely, that Moore’s Elisabeth Sparkle is supposed to be an Oscar winner.
But one need look no further than the perversely disparate treatment of two federal judges to appreciate the urgent need for reform.
In that world, Thomas argues, people only trust “their†evidence and “languish in a perversely post-modern Frankenstein world of no facts matter—unless they are mine.â€
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