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My friends once told me I remind them of the main character from the American comedy series 'Curb Your Enthusiasm.' I thought they must mean a sunny, affable girl-next-door, but instead I was confronted with Larry David! Crabby, moody, perversely neurotic Larry David. And the thing is, my friends were right.
Anushka Sharma

Meaning of "perversely" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PERVERSELY

perversely  [pəˈvɜːslɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PERVERSELY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Perversely is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES PERVERSELY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

perversely

Perversion

Perversion is a type of human behavior that deviates from that which is understood to be orthodox or normal. Although the term perversion can refer to a variety of forms of deviation, it is most often used to describe sexual behaviors that are considered particularly abnormal, repulsive or obsessive. Perversion differs from deviant behavior, in that the latter covers areas of behavior for which perversion would be too strong a term. It is often considered derogatory, and, in psychological literature, the term paraphilia has been used as a replacement, though this term is controversial, and deviation is sometimes used in its place.

Definition of perversely in the English dictionary

The definition of perversely in the dictionary is unreasonably; wrong-headedly. Other definition of perversely is paradoxically.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PERVERSELY


adversely
ædˈvɜːslɪ
aversely
əˈvɜːslɪ
coarsely
ˈkɔːslɪ
conversely
ˈkɒnvɜːslɪ
diffusely
dɪˈfjuːslɪ
diversely
daɪˈvɜːslɪ
gusli
ˈɡuːslɪ
hoarsely
ˈhɔːslɪ
inversely
ˌɪnˈvɜːslɪ
loosely
ˈluːslɪ
obtusely
əbˈtjuːslɪ
obversely
ɒbˈvɜːslɪ
parsley
ˈpɑːslɪ
profusely
prəˈfjuːslɪ
reclusely
rɪˈkluːslɪ
retrorsely
rɪˈtrɔːslɪ
reversely
rɪˈvɜːslɪ
sparsely
ˈspɑːslɪ
tersely
ˈtɜːslɪ
transversely
trænzˈvɜːslɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PERVERSELY

perv on
pervade
pervader
pervading
pervasion
pervasive
pervasively
pervasiveness
perverse
perverseness
perversion
perversities
perversity
perversive
pervert
perverted
pervertedly
pervertedness
perverter
pervertible

WORDS THAT END LIKE PERVERSELY

basely
closely
concisely
densely
dextrorsely
falsely
grandiosely
immensely
imprecisely
intensely
introrsely
morosely
precisely
prepensely
purposely
sinistrorsely
tensely
unwisely
verbosely
wisely

Synonyms and antonyms of perversely in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «perversely» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PERVERSELY

Find out the translation of perversely to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of perversely from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «perversely» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

倔强
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

perversamente
570 millions of speakers

English

perversely
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विकृत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

معاكس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

извращенно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

perversamente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

খারাপ আচরণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

perverse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Malangnya
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

pervers
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

強情
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

심술 궂게
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lepat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

châm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

துரோகத்தை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विपरित
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

perversely
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

perversamente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przewrotnie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

викривлено
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pervers
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διεστραμμένα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verkeerd
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

perversely
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

perversely
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of perversely

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PERVERSELY»

The term «perversely» is normally little used and occupies the 112.949 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PERVERSELY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about perversely

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3 QUOTES WITH «PERVERSELY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word perversely.
1
Monica Crowley
Each day of the Obama presidency seems to bring a new, perversely delicious irony.
2
Jan Hus
Indeed, no one does more injury in the church than he who acts perversely and yet has the name and order of sanctity.
3
Anushka Sharma
My friends once told me I remind them of the main character from the American comedy series 'Curb Your Enthusiasm.' I thought they must mean a sunny, affable girl-next-door, but instead I was confronted with Larry David! Crabby, moody, perversely neurotic Larry David. And the thing is, my friends were right.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PERVERSELY»

Discover the use of perversely in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to perversely and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Nabokov, Perversely
Eric Naiman explores the significance and consequences of Nabokov's insistence on bringing the issue of art's essential perversity to the fore, particularly in Lolita, Pnin, Bend Sinister, and Ada.
Eric Naiman, 2010
2
Criminality Exposed Colombo Hilton Hotel Construction ...
In this voluminous Book in a series by the Author on corruption, fraud and economic crime, with indepth analysis, transcending forensic accounting, he brilliantly reveals, with incisive diametrics, irrefutable evidence of criminality, in ...
Nihal Sri Ameresekere, 2011
3
Two Visions of the Way: A Study of the Wang Pi and the ...
The essence and spirit are burdened and confused; therefore one dies. 2) This means that things of life and death number thirteen each. They are called the nine openings and the four gates. In order to have life: the eyes do not perversely see ...
Alan Kam-leung Chan, 1991
4
The Rhetoric of Religion: Studies in Logology
perversely to the role of Monica in leading towards his conversion. The resolve to kill Desdemona would correspond perversely to Augustine's definitive dismissal of his mistresses. The role of the dramatist in shaping all the characters and ...
Kenneth Burke, 1970
5
The City of God, Books VIII–XVI (The Fathers of the Church, ...
Thus, greed is not a defect in the gold that is desired but in the man who loves it perversely by falling from justice which he ought to esteem as incomparably superior to gold; nor is lust a defect in bodies which are beautiful and pleasing : it is a ...
Saint Augustine, Augustine (Author), Gerald G. Walsh and Grace Monahan (Translators), 2008
6
The progress of religious ideas: through successive ages. In ...
0 Lord, expiate the sins, perversities, and transgressions, whereby I have sinned, done perversely, and transgressed, I and my house." Then two goats, of equal colour, size, and price, were brought to him as a sin-offering for all the people.
Lydia Maria Francis Child, 1855
7
Lyrics and philippics, by J.H.P. Repr
So Pity, pray, poor Patriots, perversely pressed to pay. What more complete and neat Receipt, to strew Life's Path with Flowers, Was ever known than " Hold our Own," and " Give what is not ours." Who follows us, without the fuss of giving gains ...
sir John Henry Scourfield (bart.), 1864
8
A Thousand Words: Portraiture, Style, and Queer Modernism
To do this is to act perversely, write perversely, and read perversely. Even more extraordinary, however, is the insistence one finds in these portraits on dynamic, group subjects. Because of the framing and narrative devices of literary ...
Jaime Hovey, 2006
9
Handbook on Law, Innovation and Growth
... that the jurisdiction has crossed a threshold level of economic development, and (ii) patent protection may elicit entry by foreign firms with superior R&D capacities, thereby perversely discouraging domestic R&D. In the most ambitious study, ...
Robert E. Litan, 2011
10
More Equal Than Others: America from Nixon to the New Century
All of this added up, a little perversely, to a rejection of government as the instrument of democracy and the elevation of unregulated free-market capitalism to share democracy's throne at the apex of the American system of belief. ( Perversely ...
Godfrey Hodgson, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PERVERSELY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term perversely is used in the context of the following news items.
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VIDEO - Huddersfield Giants 34 Wakefield Wildcats 24: Wakefield …
IT WAS a 20th defeat in 23 Super League games but, perversely, if Wakefield Trinity Wildcats produce more of this, their top-flight safety should ... «Yorkshire Evening Post, Jul 15»
2
Techno music is now forced to make a choice: softer or scarier?
The electronic version is, perversely, softer and less threatening. The narrative film part of this package is rather sentimental and so it doesn't ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
3
The Obama Doctrine: A path to conflict
Supporters of this agreement argue that it is the only way to prevent armed conflict with Iran. Perversely, this agreement actually makes war with ... «The Hill, Jul 15»
4
US created atmosphere for ISIL's growth: International lawyer
“People have to be perversely naive to believe that the US can create, train and arm any fighting force in Syria without that support flowing ... «Press TV, Jul 15»
5
11 diabolical ways to destroy an iPhone
So, there's something perversely irresistible about the TechRax Instagram and YouTube channel by Taras Maksimuk. He's been deliberately ... «Fall River Herald News, Jul 15»
6
Stamp duty not the problem
Urged on by university economists, the Gillard government lifted the tax-free threshold to $18,200, then perversely recovered part of the hefty ... «The Australian Financial Review, Jul 15»
7
Bill Shorten shores up his position with strong ALP national …
Yet for the party's leader perversely, the task has in some ways been getting harder rather than easier as the election year approaches. «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
8
Who Exactly Was Alexander McQueen?
“I think quite perversely sometimes.” He visualized and made real the deviant and the depraved, but swathed his dark ideas in exquisite fabrics ... «Newsweek, Jul 15»
9
Haunted by the Present: Pedro Costa's 'Horse Money'
It's a jagged, tenebrous whatsit of a movie, skirting the contours of the horror film while perversely abstaining from the genre's grim hallmarks. «Hyperallergic, Jul 15»
10
The chattering class should try listening
In these horrendous crimes against each other, perversely enough in modern Australia, the main oppression of Aboriginal people comes from ... «The Australian Financial Review, Jul 15»

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