perversely
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7.5
- adverb
- /pərˈvɜrsli/
- He perversely chose the difficult route, even though the easier path was available.
- almost perversely
- also perversely
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Watch on YouTubeAnd 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
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8.8
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.