Definition of perversely - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

contrary to expectationscontrary to what is expected or desired

The weather perversely turned sunny on the day we planned indoor activities..

contrarily

unexpectedly

deliberate unfairnessin a way that shows deliberate desire to behave unreasonably or unfairly

He perversely refused to follow the clear instructions..

unjustly

unreasonably

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Origin of perversely

Latin, perversus (turned away)

Examples of perversely in a sentence

The cat perversely chose the new couch to scratch.
She perversely ignored the obvious solution.
They perversely chose the longest route.

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French:paradoxalement, perversement, ...
German:pervers, widersinnig, ...
Italian:paradossalmente, perversamente, ...
Spanish:paradójicamente, perversamente, ...
Portuguese:contrariamente, de forma perversa, ...
Chinese:出乎意料地, 故意作对地, ...
Japanese:逆に, 意地悪く, ...
Arabic:عَلَى نَحْوٍ مُعَاكِس, بِعِناد, ...
Hebrew:בְּנִגּוּד לַצָּפוּי, בְּכַוָּנַת זָדוֹן, ...
Russian:как назло, упрямо, ...
Ukrainian:навпаки, уперто, ...
Hindi:उलटे, हठपूर्वक, ...
Bengali:অপ্রত্যাশিতভাবে, অযৌক্তিকভাবে, ...
Catalan:paradoxalment, perversament, ...
Czech:paradoxně, svévolně, ...
Danish:mod forventning, egenrådigt, ...
Dutch:pervers, koppig, ...
Greek:παραδόξως, ιδιότροπα, ...
Hungarian:épp az elvárásokkal ellentétesen, rosszindulatúan, ...
Khmer:ផ្ទុយពីការរំពឹងទុក, ដោយចេតនាមិនសមហេតុផល, ...
Korean:역설적으로, 고집스럽게, ...
Persian:برخلاف انتظار, لجوجانه, ...
Polish:przewrotnie, ...
Portuguese (BR):contrariamente, de forma perversa, ...
Romanian:în mod pervers, în mod nedrept, ...
Swedish:konstigt nog, omotiverat, ...
Thai:อย่างผิดคาด, อย่างดื้อรั้น, ...
Turkish:tersine, inatla, ...
Vietnamese:trớ trêu, ngang ngược, ...

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