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perverse
English
Etymology
From Old French pervers, from Latin perversum, past participle of pervertere > per- 'thoroughly' + vertere 'to turn'. So, "thoroughly turned".
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /p??v?s/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /p??v??s/
- Hyphenation: per?verse
- Rhymes: -??(?)s
Adjective
perverse (comparative more perverse or perverser, superlative most perverse or perversest)
- Turned aside; hence, specifically, turned away from the (morally) right; willfully erring; wicked; perverted.
- I felt most alive when I felt most perverse. At college, sleeping with boys had a perverse quality. I slept with a boy friend of one of my girl friends, and I was proud of it. I bragged about it because I had done something perverse. Another time, I slept with a man, fat and ugly, who paid me for it. I was very proud. I felt I had the ability to do something different.
- Obstinately in the wrong; stubborn; intractable; hence, wayward; vexing; contrary.
- (law, of a verdict) Ignoring the evidence or the judge's opinions.
Antonyms
- docile
- innocent
Derived terms
- perversely
- perverseness
- perversity
Translations
Anagrams
- persever, preserve
Dutch
Pronunciation
Adjective
perverse
- Inflected form of pervers
French
Adjective
perverse
- feminine singular of pervers
Anagrams
- préserve, préservé
German
Pronunciation
Adjective
perverse
- inflection of pervers:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
Italian
Adjective
perverse
- feminine plural of perverso
Latin
Participle
perverse
- vocative masculine singular of perversus
References
- perverse in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- perverse in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- perverse in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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unruly
English
Etymology
From Middle English unruly (“unquiet, restless”), equivalent to un- +? rule +? -ly (compare Middle English ruly, reuli (“subject to a religious rule, regular”)), but also representing a modified continuation of earlier Middle English unrouly, unroly (“unquiet, restless”), equivalent to un- +? roolie. The latter is perhaps from or influenced by Old Norse *úróligr, related to Danish urolig (“restless”), Swedish orolig (“restless”), Icelandic órólegur (“agitated”). Compare also Middle English unroo, unro (“unrest”). More at roo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n??u?li/
- Rhymes: -u?li
Adjective
unruly (comparative unrulier, superlative unruliest)
- Wild; uncontrolled.
- 2011 Allen Gregory, "Pilot" (season 1, episode 1):
- Richard DeLongpre: Are you okay, my boy angel?
- Allen Gregory DeLongpre: I have a broken heart. And undergarments filled with my own unruly waste.
- 2011 Allen Gregory, "Pilot" (season 1, episode 1):
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