tenacious /ti-nāˈshəs/

1. Retentive
2. (with of) holding fast to
3. Clinging
4. Sticking firmly
5. Cohesive
6. Tough
7. Stubborn, obdurate, determined

tenāˈciously adverb

tenāˈciousness or tenacity /-nasˈi-ti/ noun

• appetizes
• appetizing
• appetizingly
• applaud
• applauded
• applauder
• applauders
• applauding
• applaudingly
• applauds
• applause
• applauses
• applausive
• applausively
• apple
• apple-blight
• apple-blossom
• apple butter
• apple butters
• apple-cart
• apple-carts
• apple-cheeked
• apple-jack
• apple-jacks
• apple-John