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per⋅ti⋅na⋅cious
[pur-tn-ey-shuh
s] 
–adjective
| 1. | holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute. |
| 2. | stubborn or obstinate. |
| 3. | extremely or objectionably persistent: a pertinacious salesman from whom I could not escape. |
Related forms:
per⋅ti⋅na⋅cious⋅ly, adverb
per⋅ti⋅na⋅cious⋅ness, noun
Synonyms:
1. persevering. 2. dogged.
1. persevering. 2. dogged.
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| per·ti·na·cious (pûr'tn-ā'shəs) adj.
[From Latin pertināx, pertināc- : per-, per- + tenāx, tenacious (from tenēre, to hold; see ten- in Indo-European roots).] per'ti·na'cious·ly adv., per'ti·na'cious·ness n. |
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Pertinacious
Per`ti*na"cious\, a.[L. pertinax, -acis; per + tenax tenacious. See Per-, and Tenacious.]1. Holding or adhering to any opinion, purpose, or design, with obstinacy; perversely persistent; obstinate; as, pertinacious plotters; a pertinacious beggar. 2. Resolute; persevering; constant; steady. Diligence is a steady, constant, and pertinacious study. --South. Syn: Obstinate; stubborn; inflexible; unyielding; resolute; determined; firm; constant; steady. -- Per`ti*na"cious*ly, adv. -- Per`ti*na"cious*ness, n.
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