Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PER-VI-CA'CIOUS
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PER-VI-CA'CIOUS, a. [L. pervicax; composed perhaps of per and Teutonic wigan, to strive or contend.]
Very obstinate; stubborn; willfully contrary or refractory. – Denham.
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