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   Per·sist·ent

   /pərˈsistənt/

   

   adjective

   • 1. continuing firmly or obstinately in a course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition: "he has been a persistent critic of the project" Similar tenaciousperseveringdeterminedresolutepurposefuldoggedsingle-mindedtirelessindefatigablepertinaciouspatientdiligentassiduoussedulousunflagginguntiringunwaveringinsistentimportunaterelentlessunrelentingstubbornintransigentobstinateobdurateOpposite irresolute
   • 2. continuing to exist or endure over a prolonged period: "persistent rain will affect many areas" Similar continuingconstantcontinualcontinuousnonstoplastingnever-endingsteadyuninterruptedunbrokeninterminableincessantunceasingendlessunendingperpetualunremittingunrelentingrelentlessunrelievedsustainedchronicpermanentlingeringnaggingfrequentrepeatedhabitualOpposite intermittentoccasional
   • ▪ (of a chemical or radioactivity) remaining within the environment for a long time after its introduction: "PCBs are persistent environmental contaminants"
   • 3. (of a part of an animal or plant, such as a horn, leaf, etc.) remaining attached instead of falling off in the normal manner.

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