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- pronunciation:
- puhr
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neI
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- Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
tenacious in purpose, opinion, or the like; persevering.
If he'd been more pertinacious, I'm sure he would have won over the committee's support.- synonyms:
- firm, persevering, persistent, tenacious
- similar words:
- assiduous, diligent, laborious, sedulous, tireless, unshakable
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| definition 2: |
stubbornly determined in action; persistent.
- synonyms:
- dogged, persistent
- similar words:
- adamant, firm, hardheaded, inflexible, insistent, mulish, resolute, stubborn, unbending, uncompromising
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| related words: |
diligent, hardheaded, laborious, unbending |
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| derivations: |
pertinaciously (adv.), pertinaciousness (n.) |
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