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pertinacious (adj) – 1. Holding tenaciously or stubbornly to a purpose, opinion, or course of action.
- Extremely persistent or unyielding.
Source : The Free Dictionary
Etymology : Remove the first syllable of pertinacious and say what remains out loud: you’ll hear something that sounds a lot like the word tenacious, meaning “tending to adhere or cling.” The similarity between pertinacious and tenacious isn’t mere coincidence; both words derive from tenax, the Latin word for “tenacious,” and ultimately from the verb ten?re, meaning “to hold.” Another descendant of ten?re is tenure, a word that is typically used of the right to hold a job (especially a teaching position) for as long as desired.
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