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perversely

adv

Etymology

From perverse + -ly.

  1. derived from perversum — “thoroughly turned”
  2. derived from pervers
  3. inherited from perverse
  4. suffixed as perversely — “perverse + -ly”

Definitions

  1. In a perverse manner.

    • But even if one of the curves is sloped “perversely,” the condition may still be fulfilled […]
    • By such perversely exacting standards the possibilities for a genuine, living Inuit art to exist at all are slim.

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