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pervĭcācĭa, ae, f. [pervicax],
- I. firmness, inflexibility; in a bad sense, stubbornness, obstinacy (syn.: pertinacia, perseverantia): avaritia, ambitio, mulierositas, pervicacia, Cic. Tusc. 4, 11, 26: haec pervicacia tua et superbia coëgit me loqui, Liv. 9, 34, 24: Aegyptia, Treb. Poll. Claud. 11, 1.
- II. Transf., in a milder signif., firmness, steadiness, steadfastness: tu pertinaciam esse, hanc praedicas, ego pervicaciam aio, Att. ap. Non. 432, 32 sq. (Trag. Rel. v. 4 Rib.; v. the entire passage under pervicax): quantā pervicaciā in hostem, tantā beneficentiā adversus supplices utendum, Tac. A. 12, 20.
Of things: castanea pedamentis omnibus praefertur perdurandi pervicaciā, Plin. 17, 20, 34, § 147.
pervĭcācĭter, adv., v. pervicax fin.
pervĭcax, ācis, adj. [per and root vicof vinco],
- I. firm, determined; esp. in a bad sense, stubborn, obstinate, headstrong, wilful (not in Cic. or Cæs.): tu pertinaciam esse, Antiloche, hanc praedicas: Ego pervicaciam aio et eā me uti volo … Nam pervicacem dici me esse et vincere Perfacile patior: pertinacem nil moror? Att. ap. Non. 432, 32 sq. (Trag. Rel. v. 8 Rib.); cf.: adversus peritos pervicax, Tac. H. 1, 26; Ter. Hec. 4, 1, 17: musa, Hor. C. 3, 3, 70: accusatio, Tac. A. 13, 33; 3, 33: pervicacissimi Latinorum, Flor. 1, 11, 11: pervicacioris irae fuit, Curt. 8, 6, 1: homines pervicaci audaciā, pertinaci spe, App. de Deo Socr. p. 43 fin.
- B. Of things, steady, unmoved: contra flatus pervicax libra, Plin. 16, 36, 65, § 161.
- II. Transf., in a good sense, steadfast, firm: recti pervicax, constans adversus metus, Tac. H. 4, 5.
Hence, adv.: pervĭ-cācĭter, stoutly, stiffly, stubbornly, obstinately: pervicaciter perstare, Dig. 26, 10, 3.
Comp.: pervicacius causam belli quaerere, Liv. 42, 14; Tac. A. 4, 42; 13, 54 fin.