pertinacious
per·ti·na·cious
adj \ˌpər-tə-ˈnā-shəs\Definition of PERTINACIOUS
1
a : adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design b : perversely persistent
2
: stubbornly tenacious
— per·ti·na·cious·ly adverb
— per·ti·na·cious·ness noun
— per·ti·nac·i·ty \-ˈna-sə-tē\ noun
Examples of PERTINACIOUS
- <a pertinacious little boy who was determined to catch and collect reptiles>
- <a pertinacious salesman who would simply not take “No!” for an answer>
Origin of PERTINACIOUS
Latin pertinac-, pertinax, from per- thoroughly + tenac-, tenax tenacious, from tenēre
First Known Use: 1626
Related to PERTINACIOUS
Related Words: assured, certain, dedicated, determined, firm, hell-bent, intent, positive, resolute, resolved, single-minded, sure; adamant, bullheaded, dogged, hardened, hardheaded, headstrong, implacable, indurate, mulish, obdurate, obstinate, opinionated, peevish, persistent, perverse, pigheaded, self-willed, stiff-necked, stubborn, unregenerate, unyielding, willful (or wilful); unfaltering, unhesitating, unwavering; resistant, wayward, wrongheaded; constant, devoted, faithful, good, loyal, staunch (also stanch), steadfast, steady, true; indomitable, unconquerable; hard, inflexible, relentless, stern, unbending, unflinching, unrelenting
Near Antonyms: quitting, surrendering, yielding; faltering, hesitant, hesitating, irresolute, vacillating, wavering; disloyal, faithless, false, fickle, inconstant, perfidious, traitorous, treacherous
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