(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 1:54:51

Per"i*er`gy (?), n. [Gr. , fr. overcareful; about, beyond + work.]

1.

Excessive care or diligence.

[Obs.]

2. Rhet.

A bombastic or labored style.

[R.]

 

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