Definition of perverseness

"perverseness" in the noun sense

1. contrariness, perversity, perverseness

deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline

2. perversity, perverseness

deliberately deviating from what is good

"there will always be a few people who, through macho perversity, gain satisfaction from bullying and terrorism"

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Quotations for perverseness

Perverseness is your whole defence. [ Swift ]

Perverseness makes one squint-eyed. [ English Proverb, collected by George Herbert ]

To so perverse a sex all grace is vain. [ Dryden ]

We have all a propensity to grasp at forbidden fruit. [ Cudworth ]

The perverseness of my fate is such that he's not mine because he's mine too much. [ Dryden ]

Virtue hath some perverseness, for she will neither believe her good nor other's ill. [ Donne ]

Oppose kindness to perverseness. The heavy sword will not cut soft silk; by using sweet words and gentleness you may lead an elephant with a hair. [ Saadi ]

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perverseness in Scrabble®

The word perverseness is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 17

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters perverseness:

PERVERSENESS

(198)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (15 words)

peevers, preener, presser, presses, renerve, repress, reserve, reveres, reverse, serener, servers, severer, sneerer, veneers, vespers

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word perverseness

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In perverseness

PERVERSENESS

(198)

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perverseness in Words With Friends™

The word perverseness is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 20

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters perverseness:

PERVERSENESS

(288)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (15 words)

peevers, preener, presser, presses, renerve, repress, reserve, reveres, reverse, serener, servers, severer, sneerer, veneers, vespers

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word perverseness

PERVERSENESS

(288)

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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In perverseness

PERVERSENESS

(288)

PERVERSENESS

(234)

PERVERSENESS

(216)

PERVERSENESS

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PERVERSENESS

(192)

PERVERSENESS

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Words within the letters of perverseness

2 letter words in perverseness (3 words)

en pe re

3 letter words in perverseness (9 words)

ens err ess eve pen per rev see vee

4 letter words in perverseness (13 words)

even ever eves peer pens revs seen seep seer sees sere veer vees

5 letter words in perverseness (22 words)

evens neper nerve never peers peeve preen press reeve repen seeps seers sense serer seres serve seven sever sneer spree veers verse

6 letter words in perverseness (22 words)

evener nepers nerves peever peeves preens reeves repens revere revers senses serene server serves sevens severe severs sneers sprees veneer verses vesper

7 letter words in perverseness (15 words)

peevers preener presser presses renerve repress reserve reveres reverse serener servers severer sneerer veneers vespers

8 letter words in perverseness (10 words)

perverse preeners preserve pressers renerves reserves reverses severers sneerers veneerer

9 letter words in perverseness (4 words)

persevere preserves represses veneerers

10 letter words in perverseness (2 words)

perseveres severeness

12 letter words in perverseness (1 word)

perverseness

perverseness + 2 blanks (2 words)

overripenesses repressiveness

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Words containing the sequence perverseness

Words that start with perverseness (1 word)

perverseness

Words with perverseness in them (1 word)

perverseness

Words that end with perverseness (1 word)

perverseness

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Word Growth involving perverseness

Shorter words in perverseness

ess

pe per perverse

verse perverse

Longer words containing perverseness

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