TENACIOUS | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of tenacious in English tenaciousadjective uk /təˈneɪ.ʃəs/ us /təˈneɪ.ʃəs/ Add to word list Add to word list holding tightly onto something, or keeping an opinion in a determined way: The baby took my finger in its tenacious little fist. There has been tenacious local opposition to the new airport. Synonyms dogged pertinacious formal working to achieve a goal even if it is difficult

• determinedI was determined not to give up.
• doggedHer dogged determination to uncover the truth about the scandal led to her winning a reporting prize.
• persistentThe shop never gives refunds, but if you are persistent, they may.
• resolvedI am resolved to do something about the issue.
• resoluteWe must remain resolute in the face of opposition.
• single-mindedShe was single-minded and uncompromising in her work.

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tenaciously (Definition of tenacious from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

tenacious | American Dictionary

tenaciousadjective [ not gradable ] us /təˈneɪ·ʃəs/ Add to word list Add to word list unwilling to accept defeat or stop doing or having something: Seles is a tenacious opponent – she never gives in.

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noun [ U ] us /təˈnæs·ɪ·t̬i/ They cling with admirable tenacity to their traditions. (Definition of tenacious from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of tenacious

tenacious The steep learning curve is daunting, and even experienced developers find that modifying existing passes is difficult and often introduces subtle and tenacious bugs. From the Cambridge English Corpus Mapping out the relations between law and literature requires a meticulous approach for these relations are infinitely complex, elusive yet tenacious. From the Cambridge English Corpus However, design disputes, political rivalries and the tenacious resistance of local elites undermined the radical transformation proposed. From the Cambridge English Corpus Yet, a counter narrative surfaced regularly, one where women emerged as good planners, tenacious opponents and effective negotiators. From the Cambridge English Corpus On average, parents who decide to adopt internationally are highly educated, dedicated to their children, and tenacious. From the Cambridge English Corpus However, it seems that the ideology of inner reference proved a tenacious institutional pull. From the Cambridge English Corpus None but the most tenacious and specialized reader is going to scrutinize that crucial diagram (p. 45) on which the whole first chapter rests. From the Cambridge English Corpus If the link between lagged and current voting is artefactual, it is an unusually tenacious artefact. From the Cambridge English Corpus He told us one story that strongly showed how tenacious he was. From the Cambridge English Corpus It takes some tenacious mining to wrest anything out of them. From the Cambridge English Corpus Once established, basic outlooks on politics, ranging from ideologies to understandings of particular aspects of governments or orientations towards political groups or parties, are generally tenacious. From the Cambridge English Corpus Koizumi has been tenacious in pushing forward structural reform, despite all the opposition to it. From the Cambridge English Corpus They daily continually challenge, often in subtle yet tenacious ways, any dogmatic tendencies in state bureaucracies, fighting to keep their own creative avenues open, achieving great things. From the Cambridge English Corpus It seems to be precisely our task if we are to take seriously, and regard with care, the tenacious, yet tentative field that we are building. From the Cambridge English Corpus Perhaps the most tenacious use of the term is that people should get what they deserve, which necessarily involves looking backwards as part of the process of measuring desert. From the Cambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of tenacious?

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