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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition

PERVERSE

adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French purvers, pervers, from Latin perversus, from past participle of pervertere
Date: 14th century


1. turned away from what is right or good ; corrupt , improper , incorrect , contrary to the evidence or the direction of the judge on a point of law ,

2. obstinate in opposing what is right, reasonable, or accepted ; wrongheaded , arising from or indicative of stubbornness or obstinacy, marked by peevishness or petulance ; cranky , marked by perversion ; perverted , see: contrary perversely adverb perverseness noun perversity noun