Pĕr'vi-cā'cioŭs, a.

(-kā'shus), a. [Lat. pervicax, pervicacis, from pervicere, for pervincere, to conquer completely, to carry a point, from the prefix per, through, thoroughly, and vincere, to conquer; It. pervicace.] Very obstinate; willfully contrary or refractory; stubborn. [Obs.] Denham.