pertinacious

pertinacious Definition

per·ti·na·cious (pʉrt′'n ā′s̸həs)

adjective

holding firmly to some purpose, belief, or action, often stubbornly or obstinately
hard to get rid of; unyielding; persistent

Etymology: < L pertinax (gen. pertinacis), firm < per-, intens. + tenax, holding fast < tenere, to hold: see thin

pertinacious Related Forms

per′·ti·na′·ciously adverb

pertinacious Synonyms

modif.

Resolute
determined, attentive, tenacious; see resolute 2.
Obstinate
stubborn, insistent, perverse, persistent; see obstinate. See syn. study at obstinate.

pertinacious Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

pertinax: For this reason, it is called pertinacious, pertinax, because it works away all the time at the same thing.
manner: She would offer them to people with her politely pertinacious manner and upper-middle-class accent and invariably had good sales.

Modifying Another Word

politely: She would offer them to people with her politely pertinacious manner and upper-middle-class accent and invariably had good sales.

Used with adjective complement

call: For this reason, it is called pertinacious, pertinax, because it works away all the time at the same thing.

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