Defn: Obstinate; willful; refractory. [Obs.] — Per`vi*ca"cious*ly,
adv.
— Per`vi*ca"cious*ness, n. [Obs.]
PERVICACITY
Per`vi*cac"i*ty, n.
Defn: Obstinacy; pervicaciousness. [Obs.] Bentley.
PERVICACY
Per"vi*ca*cy, n. Etym: [L. pervicacia.]
Defn: Pervicacity. [Obs.]
PERVIGILATION
Per*vig`i*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. pervigilatio, fr. pervigilare.]
Defn: Careful watching. [Obs.]
PERVIOUS
Per"vi*ous, a. Etym: [L. pervis; per + via a way. See Per-, and
Voyage.]
1. Admitting passage; capable of being penetrated by another body or substance; permeable; as, a pervious soil. [Doors] . . . pervious to winds, and open every way. Pope.
2. Capable of being penetrated, or seen through, by physical or mental vision. [R.] God, whose secrets are pervious to no eye. Jer. Taylor.