tenacious

te·na·cious

T0101400 (tə-nā′shəs)adj.1. a. Extremely persistent in adhering to or doing something; stubborn or relentless: "tenacious defenders of their harsh and pitiless land" (Dee Brown).b. Characterized by extreme persistence; relentless or enduring: tenacious detective work; tenacious superstitions.2. Holding together firmly; cohesive: a tenacious material.3. Clinging to another object or surface; adhesive: tenacious lint.4. Tending to retain; retentive: a tenacious memory.

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[From Latin tenāx, tenāc-, holding fast, from tenēre, to hold; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]

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te·na′cious·ly adv.te·nac′i·ty (tə-năs′ĭ-tē), te·na′cious·ness n.

tenacious

(tɪˈneɪʃəs) adj1. holding or grasping firmly; forceful: a tenacious grip. 2. retentive: a tenacious memory. 3. stubborn or persistent: a tenacious character. 4. holding together firmly; tough or cohesive: tenacious cement. 5. tending to stick or adhere: tenacious mud. [C16: from Latin tenāx, from tenēre to hold] teˈnaciously adv teˈnaciousness, tenacity n

te•na•cious

(təˈneɪ ʃəs)

adj. 1. holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often fol. by of): a tenacious grip; tenacious of old habits. 2. highly retentive: a tenacious memory. 3. persistent or stubborn. 4. adhesive or sticky. 5. holding together; cohesive. [1600–10; < Latin tenāx, s. tenāc- holding fast, tenacious, adj. derivative of tenēre to hold] te•na′cious•ly, adv. te•na′cious•ness, n.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	tenacious - good at remembering; "a retentive mind"; "tenacious memory"recollective, retentive, longmindful, aware - bearing in mind; attentive to; "ever mindful of her health"; "mindful of his responsibilities"; "mindful of these criticisms, I shall attempt to justify my action"
	2.	tenacious - stubbornly unyielding; "dogged persistence"; "dour determination"; "the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics"; "a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it"- T.S.Eliot; "men tenacious of opinion"dogged, dour, pertinacious, unyielding, persistentobstinate, stubborn, unregenerate - tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
	3.	tenacious - sticking together; "two coherent sheets"; "tenacious burrs"coherentadhesive - tending to adhere

tenacious

adjective1. stubborn, dogged, determined, persistent, sure, firm, adamant, staunch, resolute, inflexible, strong-willed, steadfast, unyielding, obstinate, intransigent, immovable, unswerving, obdurate, stiff-necked, pertinacious He is regarded as a persistent and tenacious interviewer.
stubborn wavering, changeable, vacillating, yielding, flexible, irresolute2. firm, dogged, persistent, unyielding, unswerving a tenacious belief3. strong, firm, fast, iron, tight, clinging, forceful, immovable, unshakable He has a particularly tenacious grip on life.4. retentive, good, photographic, unforgetful her analytical mind and tenacious memory5. adhesive, clinging, sticky, glutinous, gluey, mucilaginous tenacious catarrh in the nasal passages and lungs

tenacious

adjective1. Tenaciously unwilling to yield:bullheaded, dogged, hardheaded, headstrong, mulish, obstinate, pertinacious, perverse, pigheaded, stiff-necked, willful.2. Persistently holding to something:clinging, fast, firm, secure, tight.

Translations

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