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Meaning of "pervicacious" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PERVICACIOUS

pervicacious  [ˌpɜːvɪˈkeɪʃəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PERVICACIOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pervicacious is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PERVICACIOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of pervicacious in the English dictionary

The definition of pervicacious in the dictionary is inflexible and self-willed.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PERVICACIOUS


agaricaceous
əˌɡærɪˈkeɪʃəs
bombacaceous
ˌbɒmbəˈkeɪʃəs
brassicaceous
ˌbræsɪˈkeɪʃəs
dicacious
dɪˈkeɪʃəs
efficacious
ˌɛfɪˈkeɪʃəs
ericaceous
ˌɛrɪˈkeɪʃəs
gracious
ˈɡreɪʃəs
inefficacious
ˌɪnɛfɪˈkeɪʃəs
juncaceous
dʒʌŋˈkeɪʃəs
micaceous
maɪˈkeɪʃəs
orobanchaceous
ˌɔːrəʊbæŋˈkeɪʃəs
perspicacious
ˌpɜːspɪˈkeɪʃəs
portulacaceous
ˌpɔːtjʊləˈkeɪʃəs
procacious
prəˈkeɪʃəs
salicaceous
ˌsælɪˈkeɪʃəs
smilacaceous
ˌsmaɪləˈkeɪʃəs
spacious
ˈspeɪʃəs
styracaceous
ˌstaɪrəˈkeɪʃəs
tenacious
tɪˈneɪʃəs
urticaceous
ˌɜːtɪˈkeɪʃəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PERVICACIOUS

perverse
perversely
perverseness
perversion
perversities
perversity
perversive
pervert
perverted
pervertedly
pervertedness
perverter
pervertible
perviate
pervicacity
pervicacy
pervious
perviously
perviousness
pervy

WORDS THAT END LIKE PERVICACIOUS

atrocious
audacious
auspicious
bodacious
bootylicious
conscious
delicious
ferocious
judicious
luscious
malicious
precious
previous
self-conscious
specious
subconscious
suspicious
unconscious
vicious
vivacious
voracious

Synonyms and antonyms of pervicacious in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pervicacious» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PERVICACIOUS

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The translations of pervicacious from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pervicacious» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

pervicacious
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pervicacious
570 millions of speakers

English

pervicacious
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pervicacious
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

pervicacious
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

pervicacious
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pervicacious
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

pervicacious
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pervicacious
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menawan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

pervicacious
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

pervicacious
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

pervicacious
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nggegirisi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

pervicacious
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மூர்க்கத்தனமான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सर्वसमावेशक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pervicacious
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pervicacious
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pervicacious
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

pervicacious
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pervicacious
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

pervicacious
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pervicacious
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pervicacious
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pervicacious
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pervicacious

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PERVICACIOUS»

The term «pervicacious» is barely ever used and occupies the 201.896 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PERVICACIOUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pervicacious» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pervicacious» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pervicacious

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PERVICACIOUS»

Discover the use of pervicacious in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pervicacious and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Pronouncing dictionary
Pervicacious, p5r-v&-ka£shfis, adj. Spitefully obstinate, peevishly contumacious; headstrong stubborn. Pervicaciously, pSr-vi-ka-shfo-lS, adv. With spiteful obstinacy Pervicacious.vess, p$r-v£-ka£shfis-ngs, 292. 7 Pervicacity, p&r-vfi- kasis£-t£, ...
John Walker, 1849
2
Works
For some of them are mild, are not easily excited to anger, and are not pervicacious, and such are oxen ; but others are irascible, pervicacious, and indocile, as the wild boar; and others are prudent and timid, as stags, hares and rabbits.
Aristotle, 1809
3
Her Mother's Diary
Your grandmother had spunk, bless her pervicacious soul.” “Pervicacious?” Allison asked. Puzzled, she didn't understand. “Well, I believe you didn't really know your grandmother. She had a stubborn streak, you see, very stubborn. Paranoid.
David Curry Kahn, 2010
4
Dictionarium Scoto-Celticum: a Dictionary of the Gaelic ...
PERVICACIOUS, ceann-laidir, danarra. PEavICACIOUSLY, adv. See Pervicacious. PERVICACIOUSNESS,}S. Dalmachd, raige, reasgFaghail a mach, sireadh a Dalma, rag, reasgach, dur, PERVXCACITY, achd, duire, danarrachd. PERVIOCS ...
‎1828
5
The London encyclopaedia, or, Universal dictionary of ...
Gondibert was in fight audacious, But in his ale most pervicacious. Venhum. May private devotions be efficacious upon the mind of one of the most pervicacious young creatures ! Clarissa. PER'VIOUS, adj. ) hut. pervius. Admit- Per'viousness ...
Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington)
6
The New And Complete Dictionary Of The English Language: In ...
roffi pervicacious)Spiteful obstinacy. Pervicac'ity (j. from pervicacious) Spite^iil obstinacy. Per'vicacy (t. from pervicacious) Pervicacity. PtRVIGJLA'TlON (í. from tbe Lat. per tbrougby and vigílo to ivatcb) A careful watc^ing. Baûey^ PERVlGlL' ltiM ...
John Ash, 1775
7
Encyclopaedia Londinensis
PERVICACIOUS, adj- spervicax, LatJ Spitefully obstinate, peevishly contumacious.-May privatedevotions be efficacious upon the mind of one of the most pervicacious young creatures. Richard/live's Clarzfft. Gondiþert was in fight audacious, ...
John Wilkes, 1823
8
Walker remodelled, a new critical pronouncing dictionary of ...
To search thoroughly, to findontby searching. Per-ves'-ti-ga"-/ion, 89 : *. Diligent inquiry. PERVICACIOUS,. per'-v^a"-siru»,. M7:«-. (See Per.) Tltoroughly or spitefully obstinate. Per'-vi'-ca"-ei'ot/s-ly, ad. With wilful obstinacy. Per'-vi-ca"-< ...
Benjamin Humphrey Smart, John Walker, 1836
9
Indian Summer: The Secret History of the End of an Empire
INDIAN SUMMER depicts the epic sweep of events that ripped apart the greatest empire the world has ever seen, and reveals the secrets of the most powerful players on the world stage: the Cold War conspiracies, the private deals, and the ...
Alex von Tunzelmann, 2012
10
Clarissa: Or, The History of a Young Lady. Comprehending the ...
You are recommended, Miss, to the practice of yourprwate devqtions: May tbey be essicacious upon the mind of one of the most pervicacious young creatures that ever was heard of! The in-ten-tion is, I tell you plainly, to mortit'y you into a ...
Samuel Richardson, 1766

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PERVICACIOUS»

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Ultimate Vocabulary Creator, eReflect, Shares 3 Weird Words That …
The third word that make people intimidated is "pervicacious," and eReflect invites all word lovers to look the word up and see if the word does ... «PR Web, Feb 14»

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