Pertinacious
[,pɜːtɪ'neɪʃəs] or [,pɝtn'eʃəs]
Definition
(a.) Holding or adhering to any opinion, purpose, or design, with obstinacy; perversely persistent; obstinate; as, pertinacious plotters; a pertinacious beggar.
(a.) Resolute; persevering; constant; steady.
Checker: Merle
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Constant, steady, firm, determined, resolute, steadfast, stanch.[2]. Stubborn, obstinate, dogged, wilful, mulish, unyielding, intractable, headstrong, perverse, wayward, CANTANKEROUS, PIG-HEADED.
Inputed by Deborah
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Obstinate, persistent, wilful, dogged, persevering, determined, unyielding
ANT:Flexible, inconstant, irresolute, volatile
Typed by Elbert
Definition
adj. thoroughly tenacious: holding obstinately to an opinion or a purpose: obstinate: unyielding.—adv. Pertinā′ciously.—ns. Pertinā′ciousness; Pertinac′ity quality of being pertinacious or unyielding: obstinacy: resoluteness.
Editor: Shelton
Examples
- What a pertinacious man you are, Mr Crispin! Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- It is strange--what a pertinacious wish I feel to stay! Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- She is a beautiful creature,' said Mr. Thornton, driven to bay by Mr. Bell's pertinacious questioning. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
Editor: Shelton