per|ti|na|cious

per|ti|na|cious
per|ti|na|cious «PUR tuh NAY shuhs», adjective.
1. holding firmly to a purpose, action, or opinion; very persistent; resolute: »

a pertinacious beggar. A bulldog is a pertinacious fighter.

 SYNONYM(S): determined, dogged, stubborn.
2. stubborn to excess; obstinate.
3. obstinately or persistently continuing; not yielding to treatment: »

a pertinacious cough.

╂[< Latin pertināx, -ācis firm (with English -ous) < per- (intensive) + tenāx, -ācis tenacious]
–per´ti|na´cious|ly, adverb.
–per´ti|na´cious|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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