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pervicacious

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pûr′vi kā′shəs)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
per•vi•ca•cious  (pûr′vi kā′shəs),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. extremely willful;
    obstinate;
    stubborn.
  • Latin pervicāc-, stem of pervicāx stubborn, willful (per- per- + vic-, variant stem of vincere to conquer (see victor) + -āx adjective, adjectival suffix denoting tendency or ability) + -ious
  • 1625–35
per′vi•ca′cious•ly, adv. 
per′vi•ca′cious•ness, n. 
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