perverse

perverse is a 8-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Turned aside; hence, specifically, turned away from the right; willfully erring; wicked; perverted. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 15 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Turned aside; hence, specifically, turned away from the right; willfully erring; wicked; perverted.
2. adjective. Obstinate in the wrong; stubborn; intractable; hence, wayward; vexing; contrary.
3. adjective. deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good

   "depraved criminals"

   "a perverted sense of loyalty"

   Synonyms: depraved, perverted, reprobate

4. adjective. resistant to guidance or discipline

   "Mary Mary quite contrary"

   "an obstinate child with a violent temper"

   Synonyms: contrary, obstinate, wayward

5. adjective. marked by a disposition to oppose and contradict

   "took perverse satisfaction in foiling her plans"

Synonyms

depraved, perverted, reprobate, contrary, obstinate, wayward

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in perverse:

preserve

Common word forms

perversely, perverseness

Words from these letters

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