All 3 Uses of
perverse
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- Never did a perverse nature declare itself more prematurely, and yet it was not owing to any fault in his bringing up.†
Chpt 43-44 *
- I have always found them; and more,—I repeat it with joy, with triumph,—I have always found some proof of human perversity or error.†
Chpt 99-100
- Certainly, I might have lived happily amongst those good people, who adored me, but my perverse disposition prevailed over the virtues which my adopted mother endeavored to instil into my heart.†
Chpt 109-110
Definition:
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(perverse) not what is expected, or considered proper
or: having the opposite effect of what is desired