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perverse

mastery

/pɚˈvɝs/adjnounverb

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Which meaning of 'perverse' best matches the usage in the sentence?

Any man who succeeds in diverting the public taste, or in turning back a perverse stream which will flow in the direction of the ditch, leaves a mark, as it were, and cannot be overlooked by posterity.