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perverseness

[ per-vurs-nis ]
/ pərˈvɜrs nɪs /
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noun
a variant of perversity.
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Origin of perverseness

perverse + -ness

Words nearby perverseness

pervasive, pervasive developmental disorder, pervasiveness, perverse, perversely, perverseness, perversion, perversity, perversive, pervert, perverted
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Words related to perverseness

bullheadedness, determination, doggedness, mulishness, pertinacity, perversity, pigheadedness, purpose, reluctance, tenaciousness, tenacity, willfulness, hardheadedness, obstinateness, pertinaciousness

How to use perverseness in a sentence

  • And then came, as if to my final and irrevocable overthrow, the spirit of Perverseness.

    Lords of the Housetops|Various

  • Perverseness in this error hath brought the church to the misery which it endureth.

    A Christian Directory (Part 4 of 4)|Richard Baxter

  • Perverseness prompted Theodora to say, 'The baby at the lodge is twice the size.'

    Heartsease|Charlotte M. Yonge
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