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单词 protervity
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Definition of protervity in English:

protervity

noun prəˈtəːvɪti
  • Waywardness, stubbornness; impudence; petulance; an instance of this. Now rare.

Origin

Early 16th century. From Middle French protervité and its etymon classical Latin protervitāt-, protervitās boldness, impudence from protervus + -tās.

 
 

Definition of protervity in US English:

protervity

nounprəˈtəːvɪti
  • Waywardness, stubbornness; impudence; petulance; an instance of this. Now rare.

Origin

Early 16th century. From Middle French protervité and its etymon classical Latin protervitāt-, protervitās boldness, impudence from protervus + -tās.

 
 
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