pertinacious
holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute.
stubborn or obstinate.
extremely or objectionably persistent: a pertinacious salesman from whom I could not escape.
Origin of pertinacious
1Other words for pertinacious
Other words from pertinacious
- per·ti·na·cious·ly, adverb
- per·ti·na·cious·ness, noun
Words Nearby pertinacious
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How to use pertinacious in a sentence
As it was useless arguing with so pertinacious a disputant we were compelled humbly to submit.
Hurricane Hurry | W.H.G. KingstonThe old man was pertinacious, and many whispers had to be made into Barry's ear before the matter could be settled.
The Kellys and the O'Kellys | Anthony TrollopeCarlyle attributes his defeat and downfall to his pertinacious pursuit of a shallow logic to its utmost consequences.
"There never was a man played his game worse," resumed St. George, who with a pertinacious persistence continued the topic.
The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) | Charles James LeverHistory cannot produce another instance of a struggle so prolonged and so pertinacious.
The Evolution of Sinn Fein | Robert Mitchell Henry
British Dictionary definitions for pertinacious
/ (ˌpɜːtɪˈneɪʃəs) /
doggedly resolute in purpose or belief; unyielding
stubbornly persistent
Origin of pertinacious
1Derived forms of pertinacious
- pertinaciously, adverb
- pertinacity (ˌpɜːtɪˈnæsɪtɪ) or pertinaciousness, noun
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