tenacious 音标拼音: [tən'eʃəs]
a . 紧粘不放的,固执的,紧握的,不屈不挠的
紧粘不放的,固执的,紧握的,不屈不挠的
tenacious adj 1 :
good at remembering ; "
a retentive mind "; "
tenacious memory " [
synonym : {
retentive }, {
recollective }, {
long },
{
tenacious }] [
ant : {
forgetful }, {
short }, {
unretentive }]
2 :
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 " [
synonym :
{
dogged }, {
dour }, {
persistent }, {
pertinacious }, {
tenacious },
{
unyielding }]
3 :
sticking together ; "
two coherent sheets "; "
tenacious burrs "
[
synonym : {
coherent }, {
tenacious }]
Tenacious \
Te *
na "
cious \,
a . [
L .
tenax , -
acis ,
from tenere to hold .
See {
Tenable },
and cf . {
Tenace }.]
1 .
Holding fast ,
or inclined to hold fast ;
inclined to retain what is in possession ;
as ,
men tenacious of their just rights .
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1913 Webster ]
2 .
Apt to retain ;
retentive ;
as ,
a tenacious memory .
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3 .
Having parts apt to adhere to each other ;
cohesive ;
tough ;
as ,
steel is a tenacious metal ;
tar is more tenacious than oil . --
Sir I .
Newton .
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4 .
Apt to adhere to another substance ;
glutinous ;
viscous ;
sticking ;
adhesive . "
Female feet ,
too weak to struggle with tenacious clay ." --
Cowper .
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5 .
Niggardly ;
closefisted ;
miserly . --
Ainsworth .
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6 .
Holding stoutly to one '
s opinion or purpose ;
obstinate ;
stubborn .
[
1913 Webster ] -- {
Te *
na "
cious *
ly },
adv . --
{
Te *
na "
cious *
ness },
n .
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1913 Webster ]
222 Moby Thesaurus words for "
tenacious ":
adamant ,
adherent ,
adhesive ,
amylaceous ,
assiduous ,
balking ,
balky ,
bigoted ,
bound ,
bound and determined ,
bulldogged ,
bulldoggish ,
bulldoggy ,
bulletheaded ,
bullheaded ,
cartilaginous ,
case -
hardened ,
chewy ,
clabbered ,
clammy ,
clinging ,
clingy ,
clotted ,
coagulated ,
cohesive ,
committed ,
constant ,
continuing ,
coriaceous ,
curdled ,
decided ,
decisive ,
dedicated ,
definite ,
determined ,
devoted ,
diligent ,
dogged ,
dogmatic ,
doughy ,
durable ,
earnest ,
enduring ,
faithful ,
fanatic ,
fibrous ,
firm ,
fixed ,
game ,
gamy ,
gaumy ,
gelatinous ,
glairy ,
gluelike ,
gluey ,
glutenous ,
glutinose ,
glutinous ,
good ,
gooey ,
grasping ,
gripping ,
gristly ,
gritty ,
grumous ,
gumbo ,
gumbolike ,
gumlike ,
gummous ,
gummy ,
gutsy ,
gutty ,
hard ,
hardheaded ,
hardy ,
headstrong ,
heavy ,
holding ,
immovable ,
immutable ,
inalterable ,
indefatigable ,
indomitable ,
industrious ,
inflexible ,
insistent ,
inspissated ,
intolerant ,
intransigent ,
invincible ,
jelled ,
jellied ,
jellylike ,
keeping ,
lasting ,
leatherlike ,
leathery ,
loyal ,
maintaining ,
mettlesome ,
mucilaginous ,
mulish ,
nervy ,
never -
tiring ,
obdurate ,
obstinate ,
opinionated ,
overzealous ,
pasty ,
patient ,
patient as Job ,
permanent ,
perseverant ,
persevering ,
persistent ,
persisting ,
pertinacious ,
pigheaded ,
plodding ,
plucky ,
plugging ,
preoccupied ,
purposeful ,
rapt ,
red -
blooded ,
refractory ,
relentless ,
resistant ,
resolute ,
resolved ,
restive ,
retaining ,
retentive ,
rigid ,
ropy ,
secure ,
sedulous ,
self -
adhesive ,
self -
willed ,
serious ,
set ,
sincere ,
sinewy ,
single -
minded ,
slabby ,
sleepless ,
slimy ,
slithery ,
slogging ,
spirited ,
spiritful ,
spunky ,
stable ,
stalwart ,
starchy ,
staunch ,
steadfast ,
steady ,
stickable ,
sticky ,
stiff ,
stiff -
necked ,
stodgy ,
stout ,
stringy ,
strong ,
strong -
minded ,
strong -
willed ,
strongheaded ,
stubborn ,
sturdy ,
sulky ,
sullen ,
syrupy ,
tacky ,
thick ,
thickened ,
tight ,
tireless ,
tough ,
tough as leather ,
tremelloid ,
tremellose ,
true ,
unabating ,
uncompromising ,
unconquerable ,
uncooperative ,
undaunted ,
undiscouraged ,
undrooping ,
unfailing ,
unfaltering ,
unflagging ,
unflinching ,
unintermitting ,
uninterrupted ,
unnodding ,
unregenerate ,
unrelaxing ,
unrelenting ,
unremitting ,
unshakable ,
unshakeable ,
unshaken ,
unsleeping ,
unswerving ,
untiring ,
unwavering ,
unwearied ,
unwearying ,
unwinking ,
unyielding ,
utterly attentive ,
vigorous ,
viscid ,
viscose ,
viscous ,
weariless ,
wholehearted ,
willful ,
wiry
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TENACIOUS Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster strong, stout, sturdy, stalwart, tough, tenacious mean showing power to resist or to endure strong may imply power derived from muscular vigor, large size, structural soundness, intellectual or spiritual resources
TENACIOUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary TENACIOUS definition: 1 holding tightly onto something, or keeping an opinion in a determined way: 2 holding tightly… Learn more
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tenacious - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Adjective tenacious (comparative more tenacious, superlative most tenacious) Clinging to an object or surface; adhesive Unwilling to yield or give up; dogged Holding together; cohesive
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What does Tenacious mean? - Definitions. net Tenacious refers to a person, thing, or action that is determined, persistent, or relentless in maintaining or adhering to something It can also describe something that holds together firmly, is strong or marked by a firm grip or high adhesive quality
tenacious - definition and meaning - Wordnik tenacious: Extremely persistent in adhering to or doing something; stubborn or relentless
tenacious - WordReference. com Dictionary of English te•na•cious (tə nā′ shəs), adj holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often fol by of ): a tenacious grip on my arm; tenacious of old habits highly retentive: a tenacious memory pertinacious, persistent, stubborn, or obstinate adhesive or sticky; viscous or glutinous holding together; cohesive; not easily pulled