a. | 1. | Turned aside; hence, specifically, turned away from the right; willfully erring; wicked; perverted. |
2. | Obstinate in the wrong; stubborn; intractable; hence, wayward; vexing; contrary. |
Adj. | 1. | perverse - marked by a disposition to oppose and contradict; "took perverse satisfaction in foiling her plans" |
2. | perverse - resistant to guidance or discipline; "Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior" | |
3. | perverse - marked by immorality; deviating from what is considered right or proper or good; "depraved criminals"; "a perverted sense of loyalty"; "the reprobate conduct of a gambling aristocrat" |