tenaciously

te·na·cious (t

-n

adj.

1. Holding or tending to hold persistently to something, such as a point of view.

2. Holding together firmly; cohesive: a tenacious material.

3. Clinging to another object or surface; adhesive: tenacious lint.

4. Tending to retain; retentive: a tenacious memory.

[From Latin tenx, tenc-, holding fast, from tenre, to hold; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]

te·nacious·ly adv.

te·nacious·ness n.

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Adv.

tenaciously - with obstinate determination; "he pursued her doggedly"

doggedly

Translations

tenaciously [tɪˈneɪʃəslɪ] ADV → tenazmente, con tenacidad

tenaciously

adv → zäh, hartnäckig; she held tenaciously to her principles → sie hielt zäh an ihren Prinzipien fest; the dog held on tenaciously to the bone → der Hund hielt den Knochen zäh fest; he clung tenaciously to life → er hielt zäh am Leben fest

tenaciously [tɪˈneɪʃəslɪ] adv → tenacemente

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bolshy bullet-headed bullheaded contrarious cross-grained die-hard die-hardism diehard doggedly hardheaded healthier Hounding mulish obstinate pertinacious pertinaciously pigheaded stiff-necked strong-minded	The young ladies of Highbury might have walked again in safety before their panic began, and the whole history dwindled soon into a matter of little importance but to Emma and her nephews:in her imagination it maintained its ground, and Henry and John were still asking every day for the story of Harriet and the gipsies, and still tenaciously setting her right if she varied in the slightest particular from the original recital. Emma by Austen, Jane View in context Loosening this belt a little, as I tucked my toes tenaciously under the endmost bar, I undid and passed the two ends under one of the middle bars, fastening the clasp upon the other side. Dead Men Tell No Tales by Hornung, E. W. View in context Though the latter held on tenaciously, her voice lost none of its honeyed firmness and softness. War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context	ten percent ten thousand ten- ten-acre block ten-cent store ten-day fern ten-fold ten-gallon hat ten-membered Ten-o'clock Ten-pounder ten-sided ten-speed ten-spined stickleback ten-spot ten-strike ten-thousandth ten-yard rule ten. tena koe tenability tenable Tenableness tenace tenacious tenaciously tenaciousness tenacity tenaculum Tenacy tenaille Tenaillon tenancy tenant tenant farmer Tenant in capite Tenant in common Tenant saw tenant-in-chief Tenantable tenanted Tenantless tenantry tenants association tenants' charter Tencel tench tend tendance tended to Tendence	Ten-Statement FORTRAN ten-strike ten-strike TEN-T TEN-TELECOM ten-thousandth ten-yard rule Ten-Year Capital Improvement Program Ten-Year Treasury Note ten. Ten15 Tena tena koe tenability tenability tenable tenable Tenable Nessus Certified Professional tenableness tenableness tenably tenably tenace tenaces Tenach tenacious tenacious tenacious tenacious Tenacious D tenaciously tenaciousness tenaciousness tenaciousness tenacitas tenacity tenacity tenacity tenacity tenacula tenacula tenaculum tenaculum tenaculum forceps tenaculum forceps tenaculum forceps Tenacy Tenacy agreements Tenacy agreements Tenafly Tenafly Skatepark Tenaga Kerja Bongkar Muat Tenaga Kerja Indonesia Tenaga Kerja Wanita Tenaga Kesehatan Haji Indonesia Tenaga Nasional Berhad Tenaga Nasional Berhad Generation Tenaga National Berhad Distribution Tenaga Tiub Sdn. Bhd. Tenaille Tenaillon

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bolshy
bullet-headed
bullheaded
contrarious
cross-grained
die-hard
die-hardism
diehard
doggedly
hardheaded
healthier
Hounding
mulish
obstinate
pertinacious
pertinaciously
pigheaded
stiff-necked
strong-minded

The young ladies of Highbury might have walked again in safety before their panic began, and the whole history dwindled soon into a matter of little importance but to Emma and her nephews:in her imagination it maintained its ground, and Henry and John were still asking every day for the story of Harriet and the gipsies, and still tenaciously setting her right if she varied in the slightest particular from the original recital.

Emma by Austen, Jane View in context

Loosening this belt a little, as I tucked my toes tenaciously under the endmost bar, I undid and passed the two ends under one of the middle bars, fastening the clasp upon the other side.

Dead Men Tell No Tales by Hornung, E. W. View in context

Though the latter held on tenaciously, her voice lost none of its honeyed firmness and softness.

War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context

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