perversely

English

Etymology

perverse +‎ -ly

Adverb

perversely (comparative more perversely, superlative most perversely)

  1. In a perverse manner.
    • 2005, Alpha C. Chiang and Kevin Wainwright, Fundamental Methods of Mathematical Economics, fourth edition, McGraw-Hill, page 482:
      But even if one of the curves is sloped “perversely,” the condition may still be fulfilled […]
    • 2023 March 14, Caryn James, “John Wick: Chapter 4: 'Soars above most action films'”, in BBC‎:
      There is another reason the films are so entertaining and successful, though (with the franchise earning more than $500 million dollars so far). Perversely, we love John Wick himself. That lethal, bereaved assassin is a good bad guy for our times, the natural extension of Tony Soprano, Walter White and all the other heroic antiheroes the culture has embraced.
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