pertinacious
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin pertinax; per- ‘very’ + tenax ‘tenacious’.
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- Rhymes: -eɪʃəs
[edit] Adjective
pertinacious (comparative more pertinacious, superlative most pertinacious)
- Holding tenaciously to an opinion or purpose.
- Stubbornly resolute or tenacious.
[edit] Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:obstinate
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[edit] Translations
holding tenaciously to an opinion or purpose
stubbornly resolute or tenacious
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