Perverse /(pẽr*vẽrs")/

Per·verse

Perverse

a.
  1. Turned aside; hence, specifically, turned away from the right; willfully erring; wicked; perverted.
    The only righteous in a world perverse.
  2. Obstinate in the wrong; stubborn; intractable; hence, wayward; vexing; contrary.
    To so perverse a sex all grace is vain.