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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.

   Scrabble Points: 21

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2. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › pervicaciousPERVICACIOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Inflexible and self-willed.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

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     pervicacious. View usage over: Source: Google Books Ngram...

   • Pervicacy

     4 meanings: → another name for pervicacity → another name...

   • Pervicacity

     3 meanings: → another name for obstinacy 1. the state or...

   • Pervious

     2 meanings: 1. able to be penetrated; permeable 2. receptive...

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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?

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

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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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   adjective. Stubborn, willful, obstinate, refractory. Wiktionary. Origin of Pervicacious. Latin pervicax. From Wiktionary. Find Similar Words. Find similar words to pervicacious using the buttons below. Words Starting With. Words Ending With. Unscrambles. pervicacious. Words Starting With P and Ending With S.

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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.]