Both Uses of
perverse
in
Tuck Everlasting
- Discovering him, seeing his surprise, and presented at once with choices, Winnie's mind perversely went blank.
p. 33.1 *perversely = in a manner that is the opposite of what is desired
- She had wanted to cough as soon as it occurred to her that she mustn't, and she passed a long hour trying to swallow away the tickle that perversely constricted her throat.
p. 128.9
Definition:
not what is expected, or considered proper
or: having the opposite effect of what is desired
or: having the opposite effect of what is desired