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English adjective: tenacious | |||
| 1. | tenacious good at remembering | ||
| Samples | A retentive mind. Tenacious memory. | ||
| Synonyms | long, recollective, retentive | ||
| See also | aware, mindful | ||
| Antonyms | forgetful, unretentive, short | ||
| 2. | tenacious stubbornly unyielding | ||
| Samples | 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. Men tenacious of opinion. | ||
| Synonyms | dogged, dour, persistent, pertinacious, unyielding | ||
| Similar | obstinate, stubborn, unregenerate | ||
| Antonyms | docile | ||
| 3. | tenacious sticking together | ||
| Samples | Two coherent sheets. Tenacious burrs. | ||
| Synonyms | coherent | ||
| Similar | adhesive | ||
| Antonyms | nonadhesive | ||
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