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pertinacious

[ pur-tn-ey-shuhs ]

adjective

  1. holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute.

    Synonyms: persevering

  2. stubborn or obstinate.

    Synonyms: dogged

  3. extremely or objectionably persistent:

    a pertinacious salesman from whom I could not escape.



pertinacious

/ ˌpɜːtɪˈnæsɪtɪ; ˌpɜːtɪˈneɪʃəs /

adjective

  1. doggedly resolute in purpose or belief; unyielding
  2. stubbornly persistent
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • pertinacity, noun
  • ˌpertiˈnaciously, adverb
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Other Words From

  • perti·nacious·ly adverb
  • perti·nacious·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pertinacious1

First recorded in 1620–30; pertinaci(ty) + -ous
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pertinacious1

C17: from Latin pertināx, from per- (intensive) + tenāx clinging, from tenēre to hold
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Example Sentences

As it was useless arguing with so pertinacious a disputant we were compelled humbly to submit.

The old man was pertinacious, and many whispers had to be made into Barry's ear before the matter could be settled.

Carlyle 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.

History cannot produce another instance of a struggle so prolonged and so pertinacious.

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