单词 | perverse |
释义 | perverse —perversely, adv. —perverseness, n. /peuhr verrs"/, adj. 1. willfully determined or disposed to go counter to what is expected or desired; contrary. 2. characterized by or proceeding from such a determination or disposition: a perverse mood. 3. wayward or cantankerous. 4. persistent or obstinate in what is wrong. 5. turned away from or rejecting what is right, good, or proper; wicked or corrupt. [1325-75; ME < L perversus facing the wrong way, askew, orig. ptp. of pervertere. See PERVERT] Syn. 1. contumacious, disobedient. 4. stubborn, headstrong. See willful. 5. evil, bad, sinful. Ant. 1. agreeable. 4. tractable. |
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