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pervicacy

pervicacy noun: pervicacity; stubbornness.

Noun

pervicacy (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Pervicacity; stubbornness.
    • You mother will have me do so, that you may be destitute of all defence, if you persist in you pervicacy.1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter LI”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by John Osborn, […]...

Origin of pervicacy

From Latin pervicācia, from pervicāx.

Questions about pervicacy

What does pervicacy mean?
Pervicacy means pervicacity; stubbornness.
What part of speech is pervicacy?
Pervicacy is a noun.

Words near pervicacy in the dictionary

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

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