- Pervicacity
- Pervicacity Per`vi*cac"i*ty, n. Obstinacy; pervicaciousness. [Obs.] --Bentley. [1913 Webster]
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Pervicacity
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pervicacity — per·vi·cac·i·ty … English syllables
pervicacity — ˌpərvəˈkasəd.ē noun ( es) Etymology: Medieval Latin pervicacitas, from Latin pervicac , pervicax + itas ity : pervicaciousness … Useful english dictionary
Pervicacy — Per vi*ca*cy, n. [L. pervicacia.] Pervicacity. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Obstinacy — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Obstinacy >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 obstinateness obstinateness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 obstinacy obstinacy tenacity Sgm: N 1 cussedness cussedness =>(U.S.) Sgm: N 1 perseverance perseverance &c. 604a … English dictionary for students
pervicaciousness — noun ( es) : the quality or state of being pervicacious : great obstinacy or willfulness * * * pervicāˈciousness, pervicacity / kasˈi ti/ or (obsolete) pervicacy /pûrˈvi kə si/ noun • • • Main Entry: ↑pervicacious … Useful english dictionary
