perverse -
adj. 1 (of a person or action) deliberately or stubbornly departing from what is reasonable or required.
2 persistent in error.
3 wayward; intractable; peevish.
4 perverted;
wicked.
5 (of a verdict etc.)
against the weight of evidence or the judge's direction.
perversely adv. perverseness n. perversity n. (pl. -ies). [ME f. OF pervers perverse f. L perversus (as PERVERT)]
