† perperousadj.
Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin perperus , -ous suffix.
Etymology: < classical Latin perperus perverse, wrong-headed (see perperously adv.) + -ous suffix. Compare earlier perperously adv.
Obsolete.
rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2021).