Definition of pertinacious in English:

pertinacious

adjective ˌpəːtɪˈneɪʃəsˌpərtnˈeɪʃəs

formal

Holding firmly to an opinion or a course of action.
he worked with a pertinacious resistance to interruptions
Example sentencesExamples
- Well, I shall now offer a balanced view based on the facts before me: I find your attempts quite perspicacious and pertinacious, and wish you well accordingly.
- He knew she was only so pertinacious out of her love for him.
- His enquiries were pertinacious.
- He was a pertinacious controversialist, but in any personal discussion his humorous twinkle was disarming.
Synonyms
determined, tenacious, persistent, persevering, assiduous, purposeful, resolute, dogged, indefatigable, insistent, single-minded, unrelenting, relentless, implacable, uncompromising, unyielding, tireless, unshakeable, importunate, stubborn, stubborn as a mule, mulish, obstinate, obdurate, strong-willed, headstrong, inflexible, unbending, intransigent, intractable, pig-headed, bull-headed, stiff-necked, with one's toes/feet dug in, wilful, refractory, contrary, perverse
British informal bloody-minded
rare indurate

Derivatives

pertinaciously

adverb ˌpəːtɪˈneɪʃəsliˌpərtnˈeɪʃəsli

formal

The Spanish Scholastics remain profoundly admired by Catholics as the great intellects they were - unthinkable if they had pertinaciously taught perverse error.
Example sentencesExamples
- I remember that for years I pertinaciously read comic strips, unable to see what Americans saw in them.

pertinaciousness

noun ˌpəːtɪˈneɪʃəsnəsˌpərtnˈeɪʃəsnəs

formal

pertinacity

noun ˌpəːtɪˈnasɪtiˌpərtnˈæsədi

formal

I want no greater proof of the corruption of human nature than the pertinacity with which we seek happiness where happiness cannot be found.
Example sentencesExamples
- The gravity which Albert applied to court life in the south was applied with equal pertinacity to the serious business of recreation in the north.
- If, in the face of these facts, somebody still insists that the boundaries of the Sikh religion are blurred, it is sheer pertinacity.
- This was returned to Buckingham Palace in 1947, largely through the pertinacity of Queen Mary.
- In both instances, it's a good advertisement for pertinacity.

Origin

Early 17th century: from Latin pertinax, pertinac- 'holding fast' + -ous.

Rhymes

Athanasius, audacious, bodacious, cactaceous, capacious, carbonaceous, contumacious, Cretaceous, curvaceous, disputatious, edacious, efficacious, fallacious, farinaceous, flirtatious, foliaceous, fugacious, gracious, hellacious, herbaceous, Ignatius, loquacious, mendacious, mordacious, ostentatious, perspicacious, pugnacious, rapacious, sagacious, salacious, saponaceous, sebaceous, sequacious, setaceous, spacious, tenacious, veracious, vexatious, vivacious, voracious

Definition of pertinacious in US English:

pertinacious

adjectiveˌpərtnˈāSHəsˌpərtnˈeɪʃəs

formal

Holding firmly to an opinion or a course of action.
he worked with a pertinacious resistance to interruptions
Example sentencesExamples
- He knew she was only so pertinacious out of her love for him.
- He was a pertinacious controversialist, but in any personal discussion his humorous twinkle was disarming.
- His enquiries were pertinacious.
- Well, I shall now offer a balanced view based on the facts before me: I find your attempts quite perspicacious and pertinacious, and wish you well accordingly.
Synonyms
determined, tenacious, persistent, persevering, assiduous, purposeful, resolute, dogged, indefatigable, insistent, single-minded, unrelenting, relentless, implacable, uncompromising, unyielding, tireless, unshakeable, importunate, stubborn, stubborn as a mule, mulish, obstinate, obdurate, strong-willed, headstrong, inflexible, unbending, intransigent, intractable, pig-headed, bull-headed, stiff-necked, with one's feet dug in, with one's toes dug in, wilful, refractory, contrary, perverse

Origin

Early 17th century: from Latin pertinax, pertinac- ‘holding fast’ + -ous.

单词	pertinacious
释义	Definition of pertinacious in English: pertinacious adjective ˌpəːtɪˈneɪʃəsˌpərtnˈeɪʃəs formal Holding firmly to an opinion or a course of action. he worked with a pertinacious resistance to interruptions Example sentencesExamples Well, I shall now offer a balanced view based on the facts before me: I find your attempts quite perspicacious and pertinacious, and wish you well accordingly. He knew she was only so pertinacious out of her love for him. His enquiries were pertinacious. He was a pertinacious controversialist, but in any personal discussion his humorous twinkle was disarming. Synonyms determined, tenacious, persistent, persevering, assiduous, purposeful, resolute, dogged, indefatigable, insistent, single-minded, unrelenting, relentless, implacable, uncompromising, unyielding, tireless, unshakeable, importunate, stubborn, stubborn as a mule, mulish, obstinate, obdurate, strong-willed, headstrong, inflexible, unbending, intransigent, intractable, pig-headed, bull-headed, stiff-necked, with one's toes/feet dug in, wilful, refractory, contrary, perverse British informal bloody-minded rare indurate Derivatives pertinaciously adverb ˌpəːtɪˈneɪʃəsliˌpərtnˈeɪʃəsli formal The Spanish Scholastics remain profoundly admired by Catholics as the great intellects they were - unthinkable if they had pertinaciously taught perverse error. Example sentencesExamples I remember that for years I pertinaciously read comic strips, unable to see what Americans saw in them. pertinaciousness noun ˌpəːtɪˈneɪʃəsnəsˌpərtnˈeɪʃəsnəs formal pertinacity noun ˌpəːtɪˈnasɪtiˌpərtnˈæsədi formal I want no greater proof of the corruption of human nature than the pertinacity with which we seek happiness where happiness cannot be found. Example sentencesExamples The gravity which Albert applied to court life in the south was applied with equal pertinacity to the serious business of recreation in the north. If, in the face of these facts, somebody still insists that the boundaries of the Sikh religion are blurred, it is sheer pertinacity. This was returned to Buckingham Palace in 1947, largely through the pertinacity of Queen Mary. In both instances, it's a good advertisement for pertinacity. Origin Early 17th century: from Latin pertinax, pertinac- 'holding fast' + -ous. Rhymes Athanasius, audacious, bodacious, cactaceous, capacious, carbonaceous, contumacious, Cretaceous, curvaceous, disputatious, edacious, efficacious, fallacious, farinaceous, flirtatious, foliaceous, fugacious, gracious, hellacious, herbaceous, Ignatius, loquacious, mendacious, mordacious, ostentatious, perspicacious, pugnacious, rapacious, sagacious, salacious, saponaceous, sebaceous, sequacious, setaceous, spacious, tenacious, veracious, vexatious, vivacious, voracious Definition of pertinacious in US English: pertinacious adjectiveˌpərtnˈāSHəsˌpərtnˈeɪʃəs formal Holding firmly to an opinion or a course of action. he worked with a pertinacious resistance to interruptions Example sentencesExamples He knew she was only so pertinacious out of her love for him. He was a pertinacious controversialist, but in any personal discussion his humorous twinkle was disarming. His enquiries were pertinacious. Well, I shall now offer a balanced view based on the facts before me: I find your attempts quite perspicacious and pertinacious, and wish you well accordingly. Synonyms determined, tenacious, persistent, persevering, assiduous, purposeful, resolute, dogged, indefatigable, insistent, single-minded, unrelenting, relentless, implacable, uncompromising, unyielding, tireless, unshakeable, importunate, stubborn, stubborn as a mule, mulish, obstinate, obdurate, strong-willed, headstrong, inflexible, unbending, intransigent, intractable, pig-headed, bull-headed, stiff-necked, with one's feet dug in, with one's toes dug in, wilful, refractory, contrary, perverse Origin Early 17th century: from Latin pertinax, pertinac- ‘holding fast’ + -ous.
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