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[ adverb ] deliberately deviant

Examples

"his perversely erotic notions"

Used in print

(Howard Nemerov, "Themes and Methods: The Early...)

Finally , the theatrical ( and perversely erotic ) notions of dressing_up , cosmetics , disguise , and especially change of costume ( or singularity of costume , as with Cipolla ) , are characteristically associated with the catastrophes of Mann 's stories .

Related terms

depraved depraved

2
[ adverb ] in a contrary disobedient manner

Related terms

contrary contrary contrary

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