2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tenacious \Te*na"cious\, a. [L. tenax, -acis, from tenere to
hold See {Tenable}, and cf {Tenace}.]
1. Holding fast or inclined to hold fast inclined to retain
what is in possession; as men tenacious of their just
rights.
2. Apt to retain; retentive; as a tenacious memory.
3. Having parts apt to adhere to each other cohesive; tough;
as steel is a tenacious metal; tar is more tenacious than
oil. --Sir I. Newton.
4. Apt to adhere to another substance; glutinous; viscous;
sticking; adhesive. ``Female feet, too weak to struggle
with tenacious clay.'' --Cowper.
5. Niggardly; closefisted; miserly. --Ainsworth.
6. Holding stoutly to one's opinion or purpose; obstinate;
stubborn. -- {Te*na"cious*ly}, adv -- {Te*na"cious*ness},
n.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
tenaciously
adv : with obstinate determination; "he pursued her doggedly"
[syn: {doggedly}]
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