tenacious
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tenacious
- /təˈneɪʃəs/ Canada, US, UK
- /təˈnæɪʃəs/ Australia, New Zealand
Rhymes with -eɪʃəs
Where it comes from
From Latin tenāx (“holding fast, clinging”), from tenēre (“to hold”), + -ious.
adjective more tenacious · most tenacious
- Clinging to an object or surface; adhesive.
- Unwilling to yield or give up; dogged.
- Holding together; cohesive. The quagmiry road, trodden into tenacious paste by the long file of human beings ahead […]
- Having a good memory; retentive.
