Толковый словарь английского языка - perverse
Perverse
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 ~ly adverb ~ness noun perversity noun
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adj. 1 (of a person or action) deliberately or stubbornly departing from what is reasonable or required. 2 persistent in error. 3 wayward; intractable; peevish. 4 perverted; wicked. 5 (of a verdict etc.) against the weight of evidence or the judge's direction. Derivatives perversely adv. perverseness n. perversity n. (pl. -ies). Etymology: ME f. OF pervers perverse f. L perversus (as PERVERT) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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