perversely

/pərˈvɜrsli/
adverb
  1. In a way that is deliberately unreasonable or opposite to what is expected.
    • The weather turned perversely cold just as spring was supposed to begin.
    • He perversely refused to take the easier route, choosing the hardest path instead.
    • Perversely, the more she tried to help, the worse things got.
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