perverse: Meaning and Definition of

per•verse

Pronunciation: (pur-vûrs'), [key]
— 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.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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