tenacious

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Definition of tenacious in Turkish Turkish dictionary

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having a good memory; retentive
clinging to an object or surface; adhesive
unwilling to yield or give up; dogged
holding together; cohesive
unyielding
If you are tenacious, you are very determined and do not give up easily. He is regarded at the BBC as a tenacious and persistent interviewer. + tenaciously te·na·cious·ly In spite of his illness, he clung tenaciously to his job
Apt to retain; retentive; as, a tenacious memory
{s} taking by force, not easily loosened, stubborn
Holding fast, or inclined to hold fast; inclined to retain what is in possession; as, men tenacious of their just rights
If you describe something such as an idea or belief as tenacious, you mean that it has a strong influence on people and is difficult to change or remove. a remarkably tenacious belief that was to dominate future theories of military strategy. = deep-seated
Having parts apt to adhere to each other; cohesive; tough; as, steel is a tenacious metal; tar is more tenacious than oil
Holding stoutly to one's opinion or purpose; obstinate; stubborn
{a} holding fast, obstinate, adhesive, niggardly
Niggardly; closefisted; miserly
Apt to adhere to another substance; glutinous; viscous; sticking; adhesive
sticking together; "two coherent sheets"; "tenacious burrs"
(of memory) having greater than average range; "a long memory especially for insults"; "a tenacious memory"
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"
unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged
tenaciously
{a} in a tenacious manner, firmly
tenaciousness
{n} stiffness, obstinacy, firmness
tenaciously
with obstinate determination; "he pursued her doggedly"
tenaciously
persistently, resolutely, stubbornly
tenaciously
In a tenacious manner
tenaciousness
The characteristic of being tenacious
tenaciousness
{i} stubbornness, persistence; stickiness; cohesiveness
tenacious
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