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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PERVICACIOUS

a.[L. pervicax; composed perhaps of per and Teutonic wigan, to strive or contend. ] Very obstinate; stubborn; willfully contrary or refractory.

 

PERVICACIOUSLY

adv. With willful obstinacy.

 

PERVICACIOUSNESS, PERVICACITY

n.Stubbornness; willful obstinacy. [Little used. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PERVICACIOUS

Per `vi *ca "cious, a. Etym: [L. pervicax, -acis.]

 

Defn: Obstinate; willful; refractory. [Obs. ] -- Per `vi *ca "cious *ly, adv. -- Per `vi *ca "cious *ness, n. [Obs. ]