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Adverb for tending to behave in a (morally) perverted or deviant manner
“It would have appealed to his perverse desire to encourage his opponents' worst thoughts about him.”
Adverb for having a sadistic or cruel nature or character
“He is obsessed with perverse fantasies of the sadomasochistic abuse of the self.”
Adverb for villainous, wicked or criminal in nature or character
“By their perverse disputing they reveal themselves to be of a perverse and corrupt mind, destitute of the truth, and more studious of gain than of godliness.”
Adverb for inappropriate, or contrary to the accepted or expected standard or practice
“To argue that we are powerless to change the political environment in the face of irrational fanaticism is a perverse form of defeatism.”
Adverb for showing an obstinate desire to behave in a way that is unreasonable or uncooperative
“I can tell that Yafei is a perverse and rebellious child, and Yaning is a meek and obedient child.”
Adverb for stubbornly, and usually unreasonably, holding to an opinion, decision or purpose
“The example du jour is his persistent, some might say perverse desire to ram roads through some of our last old-growth forests.”
Adverb for having a tendency to be easily annoyed or angered
“The first indication of the approach of the disease was referable to the change in his nature. He became perverse and irritable, and decidedly emotional.”
Adverb for having a predisposition to fight or engage in confrontations
Adverb for contrary to what is usual, traditional, or accepted
Adverb for lacking sense or sound reasoning
Adverb for very odd, strange, or eccentric
Adverb for characterized by an abnormal and unhealthy interest in disturbing, unpleasant or deathly subjects
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