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Pervicacious Pur Vih Kay Shus Adjective Stubborn Obstinate Latin Pervicax Earliest

Pervicacious is an adjective, derived from Latin, meaning stubborn or obstinate.

Pervicacious, an adjective originating from Latin, describes someone who is stubborn or obstinate.

Front pervicacious \pur-vih-KAY-shus\
Back adjective
Stubborn; obstinate.

[From Latin pervicax (stubborn). Earliest documented use: 1633.]

"Your grandmother had spunk, bless her pervicacious soul. ... She had a stubborn streak, you see, very stubborn." - David Curry Kahn; Her Mother's Diary; Wheatmark; 2010.

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