- Perverseness
- Perverseness Per*verse"ness, n. The quality or state of being perverse. ``Virtue hath some perverseness.'' --Donne. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Perverseness
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perverseness — index contempt (disobedience to the court) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
perverseness — perverse ► ADJECTIVE 1) showing a deliberate and obstinate desire to behave unacceptably. 2) contrary to that which is accepted or expected. 3) sexually perverted. DERIVATIVES perversely adverb perverseness noun perversity noun (pl. perversities) … English terms dictionary
perverseness — noun see perverse … New Collegiate Dictionary
perverseness — See perversely. * * * … Universalium
perverseness — noun The quality of being perverse; obstinacy or doggedness … Wiktionary
perverseness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The quality or state of being stubbornly unyielding: bullheadedness, doggedness, hard headedness, mulishness, obstinacy, obstinateness, pertinaciousness, pertinacity, perversity, pigheadedness, tenaciousness, tenacity … English dictionary for students
perverseness — pÉ™(r) vÉœrsnɪs / vÉœËs n. deviance, abnormality, aberrancy … English contemporary dictionary
perverseness — n. 1. Obstinacy, stubbornness, wilfulness, waywardness, perversity. 2. Petulance, peevishness, churlishness, moroseness, surliness, ill temper, perversity … New dictionary of synonyms
perverseness — per·verse·ness … English syllables
perverseness — See: perverse … English dictionary
