pertinacious
21pertinacious — adjective formal continuing to believe something or to do something in a very determined way; tenacious pertinaciously adverb pertinacity noun (U) …
22pertinacious — adj 1. stubborn, Inf. ornery, pigheaded, mulish, stubborn as a mule; unyielding, intractable, obdurate, obstinate; inflexible, unbending, adamant, adamantine, rigid, stony, fixed, stiff, stiff necked; unswerving, undeviating, uncompromising,… …
23pertinacious — per·ti·na·cious …
24pertinacious — UK [ˌpɜː(r)tɪˈneɪʃəs] / US [ˌpɜrtɪˈneɪʃəs] adjective formal determined to continue doing something Derived word: pertinacity UK [ˌpɜː(r)tɪˈnæsətɪ] / US [ˌpɜrtɪˈnæsətɪ] noun uncountable …
25pertinacious — per•ti•na•cious [[t]ˌpɜr tnˈeɪ ʃəs[/t]] adj. 1) holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute 2) extremely or stubbornly persistent • Etymology: 1620–30; < L pertināx, s. pertināc per ti•na′cious•ly, adv. per… …
26pertinacious — adj. stubborn; persistent; obstinate (in a course of action etc.). Derivatives: pertinaciously adv. pertinaciousness n. pertinacity n. Etymology: L pertinax (as PER , tenax tenacious) …
27Pertinaciously — Pertinacious Per ti*na cious, a. [L. pertinax, acis; per + tenax tenacious. See {Per }, and {Tenacious}.] 1. Holding or adhering to any opinion, purpose, or design, with obstinacy; perversely persistent; obstinate; as, pertinacious plotters; a… …
28Pertinaciousness — Pertinacious Per ti*na cious, a. [L. pertinax, acis; per + tenax tenacious. See {Per }, and {Tenacious}.] 1. Holding or adhering to any opinion, purpose, or design, with obstinacy; perversely persistent; obstinate; as, pertinacious plotters; a… …
29pertinaciously — pertinacious ► ADJECTIVE formal ▪ stubborn; persistent. DERIVATIVES pertinaciously adverb pertinacity noun. ORIGIN from Latin pertinax holding fast …
30pertinacity — pertinacious ► ADJECTIVE formal ▪ stubborn; persistent. DERIVATIVES pertinaciously adverb pertinacity noun. ORIGIN from Latin pertinax holding fast …
