adj.
- showing a deliberate and obstinate desire to behave unacceptably.
▸sexually perverted.
- contrary to that which is accepted or expected.
▸Law (of a verdict) against the weight of evidence or the direction of the judge.
Derivative
- perversely adv.
- perverseness n.
- perversity n.
(pl. perversities)
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Etymology
ME: from OFr. pervers(e), from L. perversus, pervertere (see pervert).
