pertinacious
[pur-tn-ey-shuhs]
adjective
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
Synonyms for pertinacious
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attentive, determined, dogged, persistent, tenacious, insistent, perverse, stubborn, firm, headstrong, inflexible, obstinate, resolute, unshakableExamples from the Web for pertinacious
Historical Examples of pertinacious
And it was the presence of that pertinacious ship-chandler which had started them.
'Twixt Land & SeaJoseph Conrad
Behind these was the agent, punctual and pertinacious, who had come for the rent.
The Paliser caseEdgar Saltus
And he escaped from pertinacious Mr. Dawson with some alacrity.
Half a HeroAnthony Hope
Again they laughed at the child's pertinacious fancy for a night-ramble.
Short Story WritingCharles Raymond Barrett
"They are not the only pertinacious ones," the priest replied.
The Art of DisappearingJohn Talbot Smith
pertinacious
adjective
Word Origin for pertinacious
C17: from Latin pertināx, from per- (intensive) + tenāx clinging, from tenēre to hold
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