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perversely

/pərˈvɜrsli/ /pɚˈvɝsli/

Meanings
adverb
In a perverse manner.

Examples :

"Despite the rain, the children perversely chose to play outside. "
attitude character mind moral

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perverse adjective

/pəˈvɜːs/ /pɚˈvɝs/

Turned aside; hence, specifically, turned away from the (morally) right; willfully erring; wicked; perverted.

"The child's perverse behavior at school, refusing to listen to the teacher and disrupting class, made learning difficult for everyone. "

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rain noun

/ɹeɪn/

Condensed water falling from a cloud.

"The rains came late that year."

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outside noun

/ˌaʊtˈsaɪd/ /ˌaʊtˈsaɪd/

The part of something that faces out; the outer surface.

"The outside of the school building was painted a bright yellow. "

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to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

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in noun

/ɪn/ /ən/ /ɘn/

A position of power or influence, or a way to get it.

"His parents got him an in with the company."

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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chose verb

/tʃəʊz/ /tʃoʊz/

To pick; to make the choice of; to select.

"I chose a nice ripe apple from the fruit bowl."

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children noun

[ˈt͡ʃʊld̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən] [ˈt͡ʃɪl.d̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən] [tʃɪl.ɹən]

A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority)

"Go easy on him: he is but a child."

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a noun

/æɪ/ /eɪ/ /ə/ /ɔ/

The name of the Latin script letter A/a.

"My teacher wrote the letter "a" on the board to demonstrate its shape. "

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play noun

/pleɪ/

Activity for amusement only, especially among the young.

"Children learn through play."

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manner noun

/ˈmænə/ /ˈmænɚ/

Mode of action; way of performing or doing anything

"My sister learned to write in a very careful manner. "

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despite noun

/dɪˈspaɪt/

Disdain, contemptuous feelings, hatred.

"Despite her parents' disapproval, Sarah pursued her dream of becoming a musician. "