pervicaciousadj.

Brit.

/ˌpəːvᵻˈkeɪʃəs/, U.S.

/ˌpərvəˈkeɪʃəs/

Forms: 1600s–1700s pervicatious, 1600s– pervicacious.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin pervicāc- , pervicāx , -ious suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin pervicāc-, pervicāx stubborn, headstrong (probably < pervincere to overcome, prevail over, to persuade, to carry one's point < per- per- prefix + vincere vince v.) + -ious suffix; compare -acious suffix. Compare Middle French pervicacieux (1581). Compare also Italian pervicace (a1292). Compare earlier pervicacity n., pervicacy n.

Thoroughly obstinate or stubborn; headstrong, wilful, refractory.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [adjective] > disobediently stubborn

incorrigiblea1340

unchastisable1382

contumaxc1386

stubbornc1386

stoutc1410

contumacec1425

staffish?a1513

unwieldy1513

untractable1538

intractable1545

prefract?1549

incounselable1554

indocible1555

uncorrectable1562

refractorious1563

haggard1566

neck-stiff1570

uncounsellablea1578

refractary1583

contumacious1603

refractarious1609

refractory1615

unmanageable1616

immorigerous1623

refractive1623

pervicacious1633

unrectifiable1645

undocible1653

undocile1656

untractible1670

unadvisable1672

recalcitrant1797

unguidable1822

recalcitrary1861

1633 W. Ames Fresh Suit against Human Ceremonies ii. 93 Pervicatious contending, without reason and measure.

1672 H. Stubbe Justif. War against Netherlands 66 The Dutch..grew more pervicacious in opposition to His Majesties Officers.

1747 S. Richardson Clarissa I. xxii. 150 One of the most pervicacious young creatures that ever was heard of!

1794 ‘Somers’ Celebrated Polit. Lett. 51 A pertinacity which some call firmness, but which I call the pervicatious obstinacy of inborn inveterate self-sufficiency.

1853 G. J. Cayley Las Alforjas II. 174 The pursuit of pervicacious donkeys who diverged into the green barley.

1973 Daily Tel. 16 Apr. 13/4 Are audiences the only thing wrong with the theatre?.. At once funky and firm, a pervicacious horde of floating voters, they rush confidently to support the worst candidate on offer.

2001 Technol. Rev. (Nexis) 1 June 25 I'm a word nerd. I get a kick out of tossing a few odd ones into my column, just to see if the pervicacious editors will weed them out.

Derivatives

perviˈcaciously adv. rare

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [adverb] > disobediently stubborn

stoutly1568

incorrigibly1610

refractarily1618

contumaciously1626

refractorilyc1646

pervicaciously1650

unmanageably1701

unguidably1837

1650 W. Charleton tr. J. B. van Helmont Ternary of Paradoxes (new ed.) 83 The phansy of an Animal pervicaciously surviving death, is impressed not onely upon the blood: but also [etc.].

1988 Afr. Stud. Rev. 31 72 He fought pervicaciously to ensure that the British considered his ideas in the administration of his emirate.

† pervicaciousness n. Obsolete rare

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [noun] > disobedient stubbornness

contumacec1230

unbuxomnessa1300

unbuxomheada1325

contumacyc1386

sturdinessa1400

stoutnessc1400

contumacityc1420

pervicacy1537

untractablenessa1600

pervicacity1604

contumation1618

refractariness1624

refractoriness1627

incorrigiblenessa1631

indocibleness1647

immorigerousness1649

contumaciousness1654

refracture1659

intractableness1664

unmanageableness1664

refractiveness1674

untractibleness1676

pervicaciousness1692

untreatableness1693

untractability1797

recalcitrancy1844

recalcitrance1845

1692 R. Bentley Boyle Lect. vi. 32 But if God hath actually created those intelligent Substances..'tis pervicaciousness to deny, that he created Matter also.

1822 T. Taylor tr. Apuleius Metamorphosis ii. xx. 35 This man being confused by the pervicaciousness [L. obstinatione] of all those who were looking at him.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pervicacious
释义	pervicaciousadj. Brit. /ˌpəːvᵻˈkeɪʃəs/, U.S. /ˌpərvəˈkeɪʃəs/ Forms: 1600s–1700s pervicatious, 1600s– pervicacious. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin pervicāc- , pervicāx , -ious suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin pervicāc-, pervicāx stubborn, headstrong (probably < pervincere to overcome, prevail over, to persuade, to carry one's point < per- per- prefix + vincere vince v.) + -ious suffix; compare -acious suffix. Compare Middle French pervicacieux (1581). Compare also Italian pervicace (a1292). Compare earlier pervicacity n., pervicacy n. Thoroughly obstinate or stubborn; headstrong, wilful, refractory. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [adjective] > disobediently stubborn incorrigiblea1340 unchastisable1382 contumaxc1386 stubbornc1386 stoutc1410 contumacec1425 staffish?a1513 unwieldy1513 untractable1538 intractable1545 prefract?1549 incounselable1554 indocible1555 uncorrectable1562 refractorious1563 haggard1566 neck-stiff1570 uncounsellablea1578 refractary1583 contumacious1603 refractarious1609 refractory1615 unmanageable1616 immorigerous1623 refractive1623 pervicacious1633 unrectifiable1645 undocible1653 undocile1656 untractible1670 unadvisable1672 recalcitrant1797 unguidable1822 recalcitrary1861 1633 W. Ames Fresh Suit against Human Ceremonies ii. 93 Pervicatious contending, without reason and measure. 1672 H. Stubbe Justif. War against Netherlands 66 The Dutch..grew more pervicacious in opposition to His Majesties Officers. 1747 S. Richardson Clarissa I. xxii. 150 One of the most pervicacious young creatures that ever was heard of! 1794 ‘Somers’ Celebrated Polit. Lett. 51 A pertinacity which some call firmness, but which I call the pervicatious obstinacy of inborn inveterate self-sufficiency. 1853 G. J. Cayley Las Alforjas II. 174 The pursuit of pervicacious donkeys who diverged into the green barley. 1973 Daily Tel. 16 Apr. 13/4 Are audiences the only thing wrong with the theatre?.. At once funky and firm, a pervicacious horde of floating voters, they rush confidently to support the worst candidate on offer. 2001 Technol. Rev. (Nexis) 1 June 25 I'm a word nerd. I get a kick out of tossing a few odd ones into my column, just to see if the pervicacious editors will weed them out. Derivatives perviˈcaciously adv. rare ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [adverb] > disobediently stubborn stoutly1568 incorrigibly1610 refractarily1618 contumaciously1626 refractorilyc1646 pervicaciously1650 unmanageably1701 unguidably1837 1650 W. Charleton tr. J. B. van Helmont Ternary of Paradoxes (new ed.) 83 The phansy of an Animal pervicaciously surviving death, is impressed not onely upon the blood: but also [etc.]. 1988 Afr. Stud. Rev. 31 72 He fought pervicaciously to ensure that the British considered his ideas in the administration of his emirate. † pervicaciousness n. Obsolete rare ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [noun] > disobedient stubbornness contumacec1230 unbuxomnessa1300 unbuxomheada1325 contumacyc1386 sturdinessa1400 stoutnessc1400 contumacityc1420 pervicacy1537 untractablenessa1600 pervicacity1604 contumation1618 refractariness1624 refractoriness1627 incorrigiblenessa1631 indocibleness1647 immorigerousness1649 contumaciousness1654 refracture1659 intractableness1664 unmanageableness1664 refractiveness1674 untractibleness1676 pervicaciousness1692 untreatableness1693 untractability1797 recalcitrancy1844 recalcitrance1845 1692 R. Bentley Boyle Lect. vi. 32 But if God hath actually created those intelligent Substances..'tis pervicaciousness to deny, that he created Matter also. 1822 T. Taylor tr. Apuleius Metamorphosis ii. xx. 35 This man being confused by the pervicaciousness [L. obstinatione] of all those who were looking at him. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1633
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