About The Word Pertinacious
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Pertinacious Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Pertinacious?
[adj] stubbornly unyielding; "dogged persistence"; "dour determination"; "the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics"; "a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it"- T.S.Eliot; "men tenacious of opinion"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Pertinacious: bulldog | dogged | dour | stubborn | tenacious | unyielding Related Terms | Find terms related to Pertinacious: assiduous | balking | balky | bigoted | bulldogged | bulldoggish | bulletheaded | bullheaded | case-hardened | clamant | clamorous | constant | continuing | crying | demanding | diligent | dogged | dogmatic | draining | enduring | exacting | exigent | exorbitant | extortionate | faithful | fanatic | fixed | game | gamy | grasping | gritty | gutsy | gutty | hardheaded | headstrong | immutable | importunate | inalterable | indefatigable | indomitable | industrious | insistent | instant | intolerant | invincible | lasting | loud | loyal | mettlesome | mulish | nervy | never-tiring | obstinate | opinionated | overzealous | patient | patient as Job | permanent | perseverant | persevering | persistent | persisting | perverse | pigheaded | plodding | plucky | plugging | preoccupied | pressing | rapt | red-blooded | refractory | relentless | resolute | restive | sedulous | self-willed | set | single-minded | sleepless | slogging | spirited | spiritful | spunky | stable | steadfast | steady | stiff-necked | strongheaded | strong-willed | stubborn | sulky | sullen | taxing | tenacious | tireless | tough | unabating | unconquerable | uncooperative | undaunted | undiscouraged | undrooping | unfailing | unfaltering | unflagging | unflinching | unintermitting | uninterrupted | unnodding | unregenerate | unrelaxing | unrelenting | unremitting | unshakable | unsleeping | unswerving | untiring | unwavering | unwearied | unwearying | unwinking | unyielding | urgent | utterly attentive | weariless | willful See Also | Pertinacious In Webster's Dictionary \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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