adv
Meaning 1
In a perverse manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
perversely
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CMU ARPABET: P ER0 V ER1 S L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adverb
Meaning 2
deliberately deviant
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- his perversely erotic notions
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 3
in a contrary disobedient manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: contrarily, contrariwise
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English perverse Middle English -ly English -ly English perversely From perverse + -ly.