be perverse

Examples (10)

• This kind of reasoning is deeply perverse.
• Had you truly forgotten or were you just being deliberately perverse?
• He likes to be perverse and argue for the opposite side.
• Her insistence on wearing a winter coat in summer seemed utterly perverse.
• Sometimes, to avoid doing work, a child might be deliberately perverse.
• The politician's logic was so perverse it confused everyone.
• Despite knowing the right answer, he chose to be perverse and give a wrong one.
• It would be perverse to ignore all the evidence and still believe in the conspiracy.
• She felt he was being perverse by refusing to compromise on minor details.
• His decision to take the most difficult path was almost perverse.