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- DictionaryTe·na·cious/təˈnāSHəs/
adjective
- 1. tending to keep a firm hold of something; clinging or adhering closely: "a tenacious grip"
adjective. te· na· cious tə-ˈnā-shəs. Synonyms of tenacious. 1. a. : not easily pulled apart : cohesive. a tenacious metal. b. : tending to adhere or cling especially to another substance. tenacious burs. 2. a. : persistent in maintaining, adhering to, or seeking something valued or desired. a tenacious advocate of civil rights.
TENACIOUS definition: 1. holding tightly onto something, or keeping an opinion in a determined way: 2. holding tightly…. Learn more.
Tenacious definition: holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often followed by of). See examples of TENACIOUS used in a sentence.
TENACIOUS meaning: 1. holding tightly onto something, or keeping an opinion in a determined way: 2. holding tightly…. Learn more.
Use tenacious to mean "not easily letting go or giving up," like a clingy child who has a tenacious grip on his mother's hand. A strong grip or an unyielding advocate might both be described as tenacious, a word whose synonyms include resolute, firm, and persistent.
If you describe something such as an idea or belief as tenacious, you mean that it has a strong influence on people and is difficult to change or remove. ...a remarkably tenacious belief that was to dominate future theories of military strategy.
TENACIOUS meaning: very determined to do something and not wanting to stop. Learn more.
Definition of tenacious adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
tenacious. that does not stop holding something or give up something easily; determined. She's a tenacious woman. She never gives up. The party has kept its tenacious hold on power for more than twenty years.
adjective. If you are tenacious, you are very determined and do not give up easily. He is regarded as a tenacious and persistent interviewer. Synonyms: stubborn, dogged, determined, persistent More Synonyms of tenacious. tenaciously adverb. In spite of his illness, he clung tenaciously to his job.
