pertinacious

per·ti·na·cious

P0212600 (pûr′tn-ā′shəs)adj.1. Holding tenaciously or stubbornly to a purpose, opinion, or course of action: a pertinacious heretic; pertinacious defiance.2. Extremely persistent or unyielding: pertinacious researchers.

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[From Latin pertināx, pertināc- : per-, per- + tenāx, tenacious (from tenēre, to hold; see ten- in Indo-European roots).]

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per′ti·na′cious·ly adv.

pertinacious

(ˌpɜːtɪˈneɪʃəs) adj1. doggedly resolute in purpose or belief; unyielding2. stubbornly persistent[C17: from Latin pertināx, from per- (intensive) + tenāx clinging, from tenēre to hold] ˌpertiˈnaciously adv pertinacity, ˌpertiˈnaciousness n

per•ti•na•cious

(ˌpɜr tnˈeɪ ʃəs)

adj. 1. holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute. 2. extremely or stubbornly persistent. [1620–30; < Latin pertināx, s. pertināc-] per`ti•na′cious•ly, adv. per`ti•nac′i•ty (-ˈæs ɪ ti) per`ti•na′cious•ness, n.

Thesaurus

Adj.

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pertinacious - 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, unyielding, tenacious, persistentobstinate, stubborn, unregenerate - tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield

pertinacious

adjective1. Tenaciously unwilling to yield:bullheaded, dogged, hardheaded, headstrong, mulish, obstinate, perverse, pigheaded, stiff-necked, tenacious, willful.2. Difficult to alleviate or cure:obstinate, persistent, stubborn.

Translations

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