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pervicacity

pervicacity noun: obstinacy; pervicaciousness.

Noun

pervicacity (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) obstinacy; pervicaciousness
    • Pervicacity of humour, of tastes, of character is one of the most marked features in the life of Ruskin1911, Edward Tyas Cook, The Life of John Ruskin

Origin of pervicacity

From Latin pervicācitās, from pervicāx.

Questions about pervicacity

What does pervicacity mean?
Pervicacity means obstinacy; pervicaciousness.
What part of speech is pervicacity?
Pervicacity is a noun.

Words near pervicacity in the dictionary

  1. perviates
  2. perviating
  3. pervicacious
  4. pervicaciously
  5. pervicaciousness
  6. pervicacity
  7. pervicacy
  8. pervicoside
  9. pervicosides
  10. pervier
  11. perviest

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