Pertinacious: alternatives and connections

Pertinaciously adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course; persistent; not yielding to reason, arguments, or other means; stubborn; pertinacious; --…

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Pertinaciously adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course; persistent; not yielding to reason, arguments, or other means; stubborn; pertinacious; --…

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Firm as a stub or stump; stiff; unbending; unyielding; persistent; hence, unreasonably obstinate in will or opinion; not yielding to reason or persua…

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Firm as a stub or stump; stiff; unbending; unyielding; persistent; hence, unreasonably obstinate in will or opinion; not yielding to reason or persua…

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Alt. of Unregenerated

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Alt. of Unregenerated

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The quality or state of being tenacious; as, tenacity, or retentiveness, of memory; tenacity, or persistency, of purpose.

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The quality or state of being tenacious; as, tenacity, or retentiveness, of memory; tenacity, or persistency, of purpose.

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Hard; inflexible; obstinate; sour in aspect; hardy; bold.

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Inclined to persist; having staying qualities; tenacious of position or purpose.

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Holding fast, or inclined to hold fast; inclined to retain what is in possession; as, men tenacious of their just rights.

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