Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PRO-CA'CIOUS
PRO-CA'CIOUS, a. [L. procax; pro, forward, and perhaps the root of It. cacciare, Sp. cazar, to chase, that is, to push forward.]
Pert; petulant; saucy. [Little used.] Barrow.
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