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Meanings of wronly in English

Deviating from what is considered right or proper or good.

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        Examples for "perverse"
        Examples for "perverse"
        1
        Things are tough. Hazel Blears MP said sanctions led to 'perverse outcomes'.
        The Guardian
        2
        In its typical, perverse way, the award went to Klaxons that year.
        The Guardian
        3
        It also demonstrates, in a perverse way, real progress in racial equality.
        Reuters
        4
        As always with a target, it is likely to create perverse behaviour.
        The Guardian
        5
        The Legislature was still stiff-necked and perverse in regard to the system.
        Abraham Lincoln: a History — Volume 01