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   pervicacious

   /ˌpəːvɪˈkeɪʃəs/

   adjective

   • 1. very obstinate or stubborn; headstrong. rare

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from Latin pervicax, pervicac- ‘stubborn’ (from pervincere ‘conquer’) + -ious.

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   : very obstinate : willful, refractory. pervicaciously adverb. Word History. Etymology. Latin pervicac-, pervicax pervicacious (from per- thoroughly + -vicac-, vicax, from the stem of vincere to prevail, win a point, conquer) + English -ious. Love words?

3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPERVICACIOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   adjective. inflexible and self-willed. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word Frequency. pervicacious in American English. (ˌpɜːrvɪˈkeiʃəs) adjective. extremely willful; obstinate; stubborn. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.

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   Pervicacious definition: extremely willful; obstinate; stubborn.. See examples of PERVICACIOUS used in a sentence.

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   Jul 5, 2022 · pervicacious ( comparative more pervicacious, superlative most pervicacious) (possibly rare) Extremely stubborn or headstrong; wilful, obstinate. [from 17th c.]

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › pervicaciousPervicacious - definition of pervicacious by The Free Dictionary

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   Define pervicacious. pervicacious synonyms, pervicacious pronunciation, pervicacious translation, English dictionary definition of pervicacious. adj inflexible and self-willed Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000,...

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   Definition of pervicacious in the Definitions.net dictionary. Meaning of pervicacious. Information and translations of pervicacious in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web.

8. www.oed.com › dictionary › pervicacious_adjpervicacious, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

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   The earliest known use of the adjective pervicacious is in the mid 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for pervicacious is from 1633, in the writing of William Ames, theologian and university teacher. pervicacious is a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element.