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\ |
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| 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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