perversity
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/pə(ɹ)ˈvɜː(ɹ)sɪti/
Definition of perversity
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(countable, uncountable)The quality of being perverse.
“Hey kids, the word of the week is "pupaphobia"! Others may enjoy being frightened by chainsaw-wielding maniacs and cannibal clowns, but my Halloween is never complete without a murderous Muppet or two. Thankfully, a pair of events last Friday the 13th provided a perfect double feature of puppet perversity.”
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noun
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(countable, uncountable)The quality of being perverse.
“Hey kids, the word of the week is "pupaphobia"! Others may enjoy being frightened by chainsaw-wielding maniacs and cannibal clowns, but my Halloween is never complete without a murderous Muppet or two. Thankfully, a pair of events last Friday the 13th provided a perfect double feature of puppet perversity.”
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(countable, uncountable)Something which is perverse.
“More generally, for the ULD property to hold, the substitution effects (which are always well behaved) must be large enough to overcome possible “perversities” coming from the wealth effects.”
““Of all this world's perversities, there is only one I cannot abide: the kink-shame. I'm off!” “You can't walk out! I'm walking out!””
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From perverse + -ity, from Middle French perversité, from Latin perversitās.
Words you can make from perversity
200+ playable · top: SEVERITY (14 pts)
Best play severity 14 points8-letter words
5 words7-letter words
32 words- SERVERY 13 pts
- PERVERT 12 pts
- PERVIER 12 pts
- PREVISE 12 pts
- PREYERS 12 pts
- PRIVETS 12 pts
- PYRITES 12 pts
- RETYPES 12 pts
- STRIPEY 12 pts
- YPERITE 12 pts
- REIVERS 10 pts
- RESTIVE 10 pts
- REVERTS 10 pts
- REVISER 10 pts
- RIEVERS 10 pts
- RIVETER 10 pts
- SIEVERT 10 pts
- STRIVER 10 pts
- VERIEST 10 pts
- VERITES 10 pts
- PERRIES 9 pts
- PESTIER 9 pts
- PRESTER 9 pts
- PRISERE 9 pts
- REPRISE 9 pts
- RESPIRE 9 pts
- RESPITE 9 pts
- STRIPER 9 pts
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- RETIRES 7 pts
- RETRIES 7 pts
- TERRIES 7 pts
6-letter words
59 words- REVERY 12 pts
- SEVERY 12 pts
- VERITY 12 pts
- VESTRY 12 pts
- PREYER 11 pts
- PRIVET 11 pts
- PRYERS 11 pts
- PYRITE 11 pts
- RETYPE 11 pts
- SPRYER 11 pts
- STRIPY 11 pts
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- REIVER 9 pts
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- REVERS 9 pts
- REVERT 9 pts
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5-letter words
99 words- PERVY 13 pts
- PRIVY 13 pts
- EVERY 11 pts
- VEERY 11 pts
- PEERY 10 pts
- PERRY 10 pts
- PERVS 10 pts
- PESTY 10 pts
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- PREYS 10 pts
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- YIPES 10 pts
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- EVITE 8 pts
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- ESTER 5 pts
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4-letter words
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