pertinaciously

per·ti·na·cious

 (pûr′tn-ā′shəs)

adj.

1. Holding tenaciously or stubbornly to a purpose, opinion, or course of action: a pertinacious heretic; pertinacious defiance.

2. Extremely persistent or unyielding: pertinacious researchers.

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[From Latin pertināx, pertināc- : per-, per- + tenāx, tenacious (from tenēre, to hold; see ten- in Indo-European roots).]

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per′ti·na′cious·ly adv.

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Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

pertinaciously - in a dogged and pertinacious manner; "he struggled pertinaciously for the new resolution"

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Translations

hartnäckig

pertinaciously

[ˌpɜːtɪˈneɪʃəslɪ] ADV → con pertinacia

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pertinaciously

[ˌpɜːtɪˈneɪʃəslɪ] adv → con ostinazione, con pertinacia

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