perversely

perversely
adverb
uneinsichtig; verstockt
* * *
adverb verkehrt
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per·verse·ly
[pəˈvɜ:sli, AM pɚˈvɜ:r-]
adv (pej: unreasonably) seltsamerweise
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[pə'vɜːslɪ]
adv
(= paradoxically) paradoxerweise; think, believe, decide abwegigerweise

perversely, when the day of her departure came, she wanted to stay — als der Abreisetag gekommen war, wollte sie paradoxerweise noch bleiben

perversely enjoyable — auf perverse Art und Weise unterhaltsam

do you have to be so perversely different? —

he is really perversely old-fashioned the translation still sounds perversely French — er ist wirklich hoffnungslos altmodisch die Übersetzung klingt noch immer penetrant französisch

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adverb
uneinsichtig; verstockt
* * *
adv.
pervers adv.
pervertiert adv.
verkehrt adv.

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