Just looked it up in my dictionary of Australian English - it's an adjective
describing someone of the opposite sex worthy of a second and longer look!
Peter Linn
Brisbane
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Endicott" <mark@nashvilletn.org>
To: <Editorgary@aol.com>; <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 2:37 AM
Subject: Re: Word of the week I found it!!
> pervicacious \pur-vih-KAY-shus\, adjective:
> Refusing to change one's ideas, behavior, etc.; stubborn; obstinate.
>
> At least a real close spelling....
>
> Mark
> Nashville
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Editorgary@aol.com
> To: healeys@autox.team.net
> Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 10:29 AM
> Subject: Word of the week
>
>
> In a message dated 8/17/04 6:38:39 AM, owner-healeys-digest@autox.team.net
> writes:
>
>
> > very pervicaceous stuff,
> > undercoating tar
> >
> Couldn't find it in my dictionary, so don't know whether to give you the
> obscure word of the week award, or the best invented word of the week
award.
> Great
> word, whichever it is.
> Cheers
> Gary
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