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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" Similar firmtightfastclingingstrongforcefulpowerfulunshakeableimmovableironstickyadhesiveclingingglueygummyglutinousviscidviscousmucilaginousclaggyclartyOpposite looseweak
- ▪ not readily relinquishing a position, principle, or course of action; determined: "you're tenacious and you get at the truth" Similar retentivegoodphotographic
- ▪ persisting in existence; not easily dispelled: "a tenacious local legend" Similar perseveringpersistentpertinaciousdetermineddoggedsingle-mindedstrong-willedtirelessindefatigableresolutepatientpurposefuldiligentassiduoussedulousunflaggingstaunchsteadfastuntiringunwaveringunswervingunshakeableunyieldinguncompromisinginsistentimportunaterelentlessunrelentinginexorableimplacablestubbornintransigentobstinateobduratestiff-neckedrock-ribbedOpposite irresolute
Word Origin early 17th century: from Latin tenax, tenac- (from tenere ‘to hold’) + -ious.
Derivatives
- 1. tenaciousness noun
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