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1. (adj.) tenacious
holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often fol. by of):
a tenacious grip; tenacious of old habits.
2. tenacious
highly retentive:
a tenacious memory.
3. tenacious
persistent or stubborn.
4. tenacious
adhesive or sticky.
5. tenacious
holding together; cohesive.
Etymology: (1600–10; < L
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| Definition of 'tenacious' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) retentive, recollective, long, tenacious
good at remembering
"a retentive mind"; "tenacious memory"
2. (adj) dogged, dour, persistent, pertinacious, tenacious, unyielding
stubbornly unyielding
"dogged persistence"; "dour determination"; "the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics"; "a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it"- T.S.Eliot; "men tenacious of opinion"
3. (adj) coherent, tenacious
sticking together
"two coherent sheets"; "tenacious burrs"
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| Definition of 'tenacious' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) tenacious
holding fast, or inclined to hold fast; inclined to retain what is in possession; as, men tenacious of their just rights
2. (adj) tenacious
apt to retain; retentive; as, a tenacious memory
3. (adj) tenacious
having parts apt to adhere to each other; cohesive; tough; as, steel is a tenacious metal; tar is more tenacious than oil
4. (adj) tenacious
apt to adhere to another substance; glutinous; viscous; sticking; adhesive
5. (adj) tenacious
niggardly; closefisted; miserly
6. (adj) tenacious
holding stoutly to one's opinion or purpose; obstinate; stubborn
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