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perversed

adjective more perversed · most perversed

obsolete Split off; isolated; unconnected. He describes the people of Maine in these words: "Magistrates, Husbandmen or Planters and fishermen; of the magistrates some be royalists, the rest perversed spirits, the like are the planters and fishers, of which some be planters and fishers both, others meer fishers; there are but few handscraftm
Distorted; changed for the worse. Such a condition indicates perversed physiological function or pathology, or possibly the two combined, and may have origin in the gastro-intestinal tract, the cardio-vascular, cardio-renal, respiratory, or any other system in the body.
Perverted; morally wrong; wicked; corrupt. It was by associating with a sexually perversed person that I learned to regard my experience with women as a symptom of my affliction and gradually drifted into my present occupation.
Contrary;vexing; wayward. Yes, but you are so perversed and old - fashioned. Your notions would make us all as solemn and dull as a parcel of monks.

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of perverse

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@misc{perversed_2026,
  title = {perversed},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/perversed},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}