Australian English Meaning of tenacious

tenacious

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Definitions and Meaning of tenacious in English

Wordnet

tenacious (a)

good at remembering

Wordnet

tenacious (s)

stubbornly unyielding

sticking together

Webster

tenacious (a.)

Holding fast, or inclined to hold fast; inclined to retain what is in possession; as, men tenacious of their just rights.

Apt to retain; retentive; as, a tenacious memory.

Having parts apt to adhere to each other; cohesive; tough; as, steel is a tenacious metal; tar is more tenacious than oil.

Apt to adhere to another substance; glutinous; viscous; sticking; adhesive.

Niggardly; closefisted; miserly.

Holding stoutly to one's opinion or purpose; obstinate; stubborn.

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tenacious

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insistent,persistent,determined,stubborn,adamant,constant,dedicated,determined,determined,loyal

hesitant,hesitant,irresolute,quitting,treacherous,yielding,surrendering,disloyal,faithless,fickle

tenacies => tenacity, tenace => tenacious, tenableness => tenableness, tenable => Defensible, tenability => sustainability,