Apedia

Pervicacious Pur Vih Kay Shus Adjective Stubborn Obstinate Latin Pervicax Earliest

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.

Tags: priorityhigh

Learn with these flashcards. Click next, previous, or up to navigate to more flashcards for this subject.

Next card: Solecism university sah-luh-siz-um noun nonstandard ungrammatical usage unflammable

Previous card: Abattoir ab-uh-twahr noun slaughterhouse a

Up to card list: Hard English Vocabulary