perverse (pervorsē) adv.
perversus, awry, wrongly, ill : dicere: uti deorum beneficio.
perversē (pervorsē), adv., v. perverto, P. a. fin. ...
A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
·adj Obstinate in the wrong; stubborn; intractable; hence, wayward; vexing; contrary. II. Perverse ...
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