tenaciously 音标拼音: [tən'eʃəsli]
tenaciously adv 1 :
with obstinate determination ; "
he pursued her doggedly "
[
synonym : {
doggedly }, {
tenaciously }]
Tenacious \
Te *
na "
cious \,
a . [
L .
tenax , -
acis ,
from tenere to hold .
See {
Tenable },
and cf . {
Tenace }.]
1 .
Holding fast ,
or inclined to hold fast ;
inclined to retain what is in possession ;
as ,
men tenacious of their just rights .
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2 .
Apt to retain ;
retentive ;
as ,
a tenacious memory .
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3 .
Having parts apt to adhere to each other ;
cohesive ;
tough ;
as ,
steel is a tenacious metal ;
tar is more tenacious than oil . --
Sir I .
Newton .
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4 .
Apt to adhere to another substance ;
glutinous ;
viscous ;
sticking ;
adhesive . "
Female feet ,
too weak to struggle with tenacious clay ." --
Cowper .
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5 .
Niggardly ;
closefisted ;
miserly . --
Ainsworth .
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6 .
Holding stoutly to one '
s opinion or purpose ;
obstinate ;
stubborn .
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Te *
na "
cious *
ly },
adv . --
{
Te *
na "
cious *
ness },
n .
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