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tenacious

te·na·cious [ tə náyshəss ]

adjective

Definition:

1. determined or stubborn: tending to stick firmly to any decision, plan, or opinion without changing or doubting it

2. tightly held: difficult to loosen, shake off, or pull away from

his tenacious grip

3. persistent: persisting for a long time and difficult to change, destroy, or get rid of

a tenacious head cold

4. able to remember many things: capable of absorbing and retaining a large store of information and of recalling details accurately

5. sticky or clinging: sticking or clinging to something else, especially a surface

tenacious burrs

6. engineering not easily disconnected: holding together tightly or fused solidly

[Early 17th century. < Latin tenac- "holding fast" < tenere "to hold"]

te·na·cious·ly adverb

te·na·cious·ness noun

te·nac·i·ty [ tə nássətee ] noun


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