pertinaciously

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv

In a stubbornly resolute manner; tenaciously holding one's course of action or opinion.

/ˌpɜː.təˈneɪ.ʃəs.li/ /ˌpɝːtənˈeɪʃəsli/ en-us-pertinaciously.ogg

pertinaciously more pertinaciously most pertinaciously

From pertinacious + -ly, from Latin pertināx, from per- (“very”) + tenāx (“tenacious”), from teneō (“to hold”).

doggedly obstinately persistently resolutely stubbornly unyieldingly

impertinence pertinacious pertinaciousness pertinacity pertinence

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