English adjective: pertinacious | |||
| 1. | pertinacious 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, tenacious, unyielding | ||
| Similar | obstinate, stubborn, unregenerate | ||
| Antonyms | docile | ||