perversely
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7.5
- adverb
- /pərˈvɜrsli/
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perversamente
- He perversely chose the difficult route, even though the easier path was available.
- almost perversely
- also perversely
And she curiously and perversely, Anita became my role model at a very late stage in my life.
- And she curiously and perversely, Anita became my role model at a very late stage in my life.
Examples
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But what if they perversely resist going to these wonderful nature sanctuaries?
Fiction book (2001) -
Born into privilege, yet perversely ashamed of it.
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Now, she felt perversely drawn to the text.
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My father had put on his good suit and Sunday shoes, but perversely decided not to wear his glasses.
Fiction book (1994) -
And, in a way, it was kind of perversely dignified...
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I hate to admit it, but there's something perversely satisfying about this.
Fiction book (2000) -
"I knew she was referring to my dream of two nights before, but I pretended perversely not to understand.
Fiction book (1999) -
Finally, Washington must modify legislation that perversely favors migrants willing to take temporary jobs over U.S. workers seeking regular employment.
Academic text (2001) -
Rory felt both sympathy and amusement, perversely glad that the boy's extravagant lifestyle would now halt.
Fiction book (1990) -
But the Prinzess Lisa-Marie swung perversely to port, caught in a crosswind.
Fiction book (1998)
Synonyms
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6.5
In a way that is the opposite of what was expected
On purpose doing the opposite of sensible things to be difficult
Antonyms
How Contrary
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Perversely comes from Latin parts per- ('completely') and vertere ('to turn'), the same root you see in reverse. So to act perversely is to 'turn' away from what is expected and do the opposite on purpose.