TENACIOUS


Meaning of TENACIOUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ tɪneɪʃəs ]

1.

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.

ADJ

• te‧na‧cious‧ly

In spite of his illness, he clung tenaciously to his job.

ADV : usu ADV after v

2.

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

ADJ

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