wilfully perverse

Frequency: 4.00.1 per million words

deliberately behaving in an unreasonable or unacceptable way

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Examples (10)

  • He was being wilfully perverse by refusing to cooperate with the team.
  • Her wilfully perverse attitude made negotiations impossible for everyone involved.
  • The child's wilfully perverse behavior often frustrated his parents and teachers alike.
  • Why are you being so wilfully perverse about this simple request for help?
  • Despite clear instructions, he remained wilfully perverse in his interpretation of the rules.
  • The critic's review seemed wilfully perverse, ignoring all positive aspects of the performance.
  • She accused him of being wilfully perverse just to annoy her and cause trouble.
  • Such a wilfully perverse decision could have serious negative consequences for the entire project.
  • They found his logic wilfully perverse, designed purely to obstruct any form of progress.
  • Don't be wilfully perverse; try to see things from another perspective for a change.