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Tenacious

Tenacious (tenacious)
a.(?)
Te*na"cious
[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.
  2. Apt to retain; retentive; as, a tenacious memory.
  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.
  4. Apt to adhere to another substance; glutinous; viscous; sticking; adhesive.
    "Female feet, too weak to struggle with tenacious clay." Cowper.
  5. Niggardly; closefisted; miserly.
    Ainsworth.
  6. Holding stoutly to one's opinion or purpose; obstinate; stubborn.

    -- Te*na"cious*ly, adv. -- Te*na"cious*ness, n.













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