Perverse vs Improper - What's the difference?
perverse | improper |
Turned aside; hence, specifically, turned away from the (morally) right; willfully erring; wicked; perverted.
Obstinately in the wrong; stubborn; intractable; hence, wayward; vexing; contrary.
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, title= (legal, of a verdict) Ignoring the evidence or the judge's opinions.
unsuitable to needs or circumstances; inappropriate; inapt
Not in keeping with conventional mores or good manners; indecent or immodest
Not according to facts; inaccurate or erroneous
Not consistent with established facts; incorrect
Not properly named; See, for example, improper fraction
(obsolete) Not specific or appropriate to individuals; general; common.
* J. Fletcher
(obsolete) To appropriate; to limit.
* Jewel
(obsolete) To behave improperly
(Webster 1913)
As adjectives the difference between perverse and improper
is that perverse is turned aside; hence, specifically, turned away from the (morally) right; willfully erring; wicked; perverted while improper is unsuitable to needs or circumstances; inappropriate; inapt.As a verb improper is
(obsolete|transitive) to appropriate; to limit.perverse
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Welcome to the plastisphere, passage=[The researchers] noticed many of their pieces of [plastic marine] debris sported surface pits around two microns across.
Derived terms
* perversely * perverseness * perversityAnagrams
* ----improper
English
Alternative forms
* impropre (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)- Not to be adorned with any art but such improper ones as nature is said to bestow, as singing and poetry.
Derived terms
* improper divisor * improper face * improper fit * improper fraction * improper integral * improper motion * improper node * improper orthogonal transformation * improper rotation * improper use * improper workmanshipVerb
(en verb)- He would in like manner improper and inclose the sunbeams to comfort the rich and not the poor.