English → Latin
“perversely” in Latin
praeposterusreversed, inverted; perverted, distorted; absurd, preposterousperperusfaulty, defective; wrong, incorrecttempusa time (a portion or period of time); time; the kairos, right time, due season, due time, proper time, appointed time, o
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
perversely
perverse (wrongly): praepostere (opposed to ordine, tempore): perperam (opposed to recte).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for perversely?
- The usual Latin words for “perversely” are praeposterus, perperus, tempus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.