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pervicacious

[ pur-vi-key-shuhs ]

adjective

  1. extremely willful; obstinate; stubborn.


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Other Words From

  • pervi·cacious·ly adverb
  • pervi·cacious·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of pervicacious1

1625–35; < Latin pervicāc-, stem of pervicāx stubborn, willful ( per- per- + vic-, variant stem of vincere to conquer ( victor ) + -āx adj. suffix denoting tendency or ability) + -ious

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