pertinacious
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pertinacious
- /ˌpɜːtɪˈneɪʃəs/ UK
- /pɝtn̩ˈeɪʃəs/ US
Rhymes with -eɪʃəs
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From pertinace + -ious, from Old French pertinace, from Latin pertinax, from per- (“very”) + tenax (“tenacious”).
adjective more pertinacious · most pertinacious
- Holding tenaciously to an opinion or purpose. When that divine took his leave, not a little discomfited and amazed at the pertinacious obstinacy of the women, Laura repeated her embraces and arguments with tenfold fervour to Helen, who felt that there was a great deal of cogency in most of the latter.
- Stubbornly resolute or tenacious. [O]ne of the Dissenters, which I could, but forbear, to name appeared to Dr. Sanderson to be so bold, so troublesome, and so illogical in the dispute, as forced patient Dr. Sanderson, who was then Bishop of Lincoln, and a moderator with other Bishops, to say, with an unusual earnestness, "That he ha
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adj holding tenaciously to an opinion or purpose
| Español | firme convicción |
|---|---|
| Français | obstiné |
| Ελληνικά | ισχυρογνώμων ischyrognómon |
adj stubbornly resolute or tenacious
| Español | pertinaz |
|---|---|
| Français | tenace |
| Deutsch | durchhaltend, hartnäckig |
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