per·ti·na·cious
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Ari Blackthorne™
[pur-tn-ey-shuh
s] –adjective
—Related forms
s] –adjective | 1. | holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute. |
| 2. | stubborn or obstinate. |
| 3. | extremely or objectionably persistent: a pertinacious salesman from whom I could not escape. |
[Origin: 1495–1505; < LL pertinācitās, for L pertinācia stubbornness, perseverance (> obs. pertinacy), equiv. to pertināci- (s. of pertināx) steadfast, stubborn + -tās
—Related forms
per·ti·na·cious·ly, adverb
per·ti·na·cious·ness, noun
—Synonyms 1. persevering. 2. dogged.
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Socially Mundane
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