All 5 Uses of
perverse
in
David Copperfield
- That she should struggle against the fascinating influence of his delightful art — delightful nature I thought it then — did not surprise me either; for I knew that she was sometimes jaundiced and perverse.†
Chpt 28-30
- Whatever contradictions and inconsistencies there were within me, as there are within so many of us; whatever might have been so different, and so much better; whatever I had done, in which I had perversely wandered away from the voice of my own heart; I knew nothing of.†
Chpt 37-39
- Thus the lessons of my life have been perverted!†
Chpt 37-39 *
- The man who reviews his own life, as I do mine, in going on here, from page to page, had need to have been a good man indeed, if he would be spared the sharp consciousness of many talents neglected, many opportunities wasted, many erratic and perverted feelings constantly at war within his breast, and defeating him.†
Chpt 40-42
- And yet, I was perverse enough to feel a chill and disappointment in receiving no welcome, and rattling, alone and silent, through the misty streets.†
Chpt 58-60
Definition:
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(perverse) not what is expected, or considered proper
or: having the opposite effect of what is desired