perverse (adj.)
1.not tractable; difficult to manage or mold"an intractable disposition" "intractable pain" "the most intractable issue of our era" "intractable metal"
2.marked by immorality; deviating from what is considered right or proper or good"depraved criminals" "a perverted sense of loyalty" "the reprobate conduct of a gambling aristocrat"
3.resistant to guidance or discipline"Mary Mary quite contrary" "an obstinate child with a violent temper" "a perverse mood" "wayward behavior"
4.marked by a disposition to oppose and contradict"took perverse satisfaction in foiling her plans"
perverse (adj.)
↘ contrarily, contrariwise, perversely ≠ compliant, docile, manipulable, meek, pliant, tractable, willing
perverse (adj.)
bad, cantankerous, contrary, contumacious, depraved, disobedient, dogged, headstrong, immoral, kinky, obdurate, obstinate, persistent, perverted, pigheaded, reprobate, self-willed, sinful, stubborn, unmanageable, unruly, unwilling, unyielding, wayward, wicked, wilful, willful, fractious (literary), intractable (literary), recalcitrant (literary), refractory (literary)