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English adjective: pertinacious

1. pertinacious stubbornly unyielding


SamplesDogged 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.


Synonymsdogged, dour, persistent, tenacious, unyielding


Similarobstinate, stubborn, unregenerate


Antonymsdocile









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