tenacious

/ti'neiʃəs/
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tenacious

A gardener pulls tenacious weeds from the soil.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Holding firmly; not easily letting go: Describes something that clings, sticks, or adheres strongly.
    • Persistent in maintaining something: Describes a person who is determined to keep or continue something, such as an opinion, a right, or a course of action.
    • Having a good memory; retentive: Describes the ability to retain information or memories firmly.
Examples of Usage
  • Adjective:
    • The tenacious burrs stuck to my socks. (The clinging burrs adhered firmly to my socks.)
    • She is tenacious in her pursuit of justice. (She is persistent and determined in her pursuit of justice.)
    • He has a tenacious memory for details. (He has a firm, retentive memory for details.)
Advanced Usage
  • "tenacious of": Clinging to or determined to keep (something, often abstract).
    • He is tenacious of his principles. (He holds firmly to his principles.)
  • "tenacious grip/hold": A very firm physical or metaphorical grasp.
    • The vine had a tenacious grip on the old wall. (The vine clung firmly to the old wall.)
    • The idea took a tenacious hold on her imagination. (The idea firmly captured her imagination.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Tenaciously (adverb): In a tenacious manner.
    • She fought tenaciously for her beliefs.
  • Tenacity (noun): The quality of being tenacious.
    • Her tenacity led to the project's success.
Synonyms
  • Persistent: Continuing firmly in a course of action.
  • Dogged: Having stubborn persistence.
  • Stubborn: Unreasonably unyielding.
  • Resolute: Admirably determined.
  • Retentive (for memory): Able to retain information.
Antonyms
  • Yielding: Giving way under pressure.
  • Weak: Lacking strength or firmness.
  • Forgetful: Apt to forget.
Related Idioms and Phrases
  • To hold on like a bulldog: To be extremely tenacious and unwilling to let go. (This idiom illustrates the quality of tenacity.)
  • A tenacious spirit: A phrase describing someone with persistent determination.
tenacious

A gardener pulls tenacious weeds from the soil.

Adjective
  1. sticking together
    • two coherent sheets
    • tenacious burrs
  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
  3. good at remembering
    • a retentive mind
    • tenacious memory

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