单词 | pertinaciousness |
释义 | pertinaciousnessn. = pertinacity n. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [noun] obstination?1387 pertinacyc1390 obstinacya1393 thronessa1400 stubbornnessc1440 obstinance?a1475 durenessc1480 pertinacity?1504 stomacha1513 stiffness1526 tenacity1526 persistence1546 obstacleness1548 obstinateness1561 stiffneckedness1570 self-mindedness1574 intractability1579 persistency1600 obstinancy1614 contumacy1619 stomachfulness1621 tenaciousness1642 pertinaciousness1651 irresignation1657 peremptoriness1747 mulishness1763 strongheadedness1793 dourness1794 unmovableness1818 stoutheartedness1826 bullet-headednessa1849 stalwartism1879 camelishness1883 thick and thin1884 stupidity1886 jusqu'auboutisme1917 die-hardism1922 obstinative- 1651 Bp. J. Taylor Rule & Exercises Holy Dying v. §8. 326 Fearing lest the pertinaciousnesse of her Mistresse sorrows should cause her evil to revert, or her shame to approach. a1711 T. Ken Psyche ii, in Wks. (1721) IV. 200 In a mistaken way With Pertinaciousness I stray. 1782 G. Stuart Hist. Scotl. I. ii. 136 He had frequently demanded from her the matrimonial crown with insulting pertinaciousness. 1837 T. Hook Jack Brag III. iv. 136 The pertinaciousness with which Mr. Leveret adhered to his opinion. 1870 Times 12 May 10/4 Serious complaints are now being revived with much pertinaciousness. 1950 E. Hahn Degree of Prudery xiv. 234 With Latin enthusiasm and a certain pertinaciousness not necessarily Latin, Madame la Fite called on Fanny every day. 1998 Independent (Nexis) 10 Oct. (Books section) 15 He accepts large constrictions..which would once have been anathema to a person of his grumpy pertinaciousness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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