PERVICACIOUS

Source: 566, 567

pervicacious. Pervicacious, a. spitefully obstinate, stubborn

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Per′vi‐ca″cious (?), a. [[L. pervicax, -acis.]] Obstinate; willful; refractory. — Per′vi‐ca″cious‐ly, adv. — Per′vi‐ca″cious‐ness, n.