tenacious
tenacious is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 5 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Apt to retain; retentive; as, a tenacious memory.
- 2.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.
- 3.Apt to adhere to another substance; glutinous; viscous; sticking; adhesive. "Female feet, too weak to struggle with tenacious clay." Cowper.
- 4.Niggardly; closefisted; miserly. Ainsworth.
- 5.Holding stoutly to one's opinion or purpose; obstinate; stubborn. -- Te*na"cious*ly, adv. -- Te*na"cious*ness, n.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- ant
- atomic
- back
- bird
- bond
- captive
- cartilage
- cartilaginous
- cement
- clench
- clinch
- close
- clutch
- cohesion
- coriaceous
- custody
- detain
- detention
- entail
- fast
- finger
- firm
- fist
- forceps
- fracture
- glue
- glutinousness
- grasp
- grip
- gripe
- gristle
- gristly
- ground
- hand
- have
- hold
- hook
- hug
- husband
- inalienable
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is tenacious.
- What is apt to retain; retentive; as, a tenacious memory called?
- What is 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 called?
- What is apt to adhere to another substance; glutinous; viscous; sticking; adhesive. "Female feet, too weak to struggle with tenacious clay." Cowper called?
- What is niggardly; closefisted; miserly. Ainsworth called?
- What is holding stoutly to one's opinion or purpose; obstinate; stubborn. -- Te*na"cious*ly, adv. -- Te*na"cious*ness, n called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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