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Tenacious Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ous

Tenacious has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

good at remembering

"a retentive mind"

"tenacious memory"

2

stubbornly unyielding

"dogged persistence"

"dour determination"

"the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics"

"a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it"

"men tenacious of opinion"

3

sticking together

"two coherent sheets"

"tenacious burrs"

4

Clinging to an object or surface; adhesive.

"The tenacious mud stuck stubbornly to my boots, making it impossible to get a good grip on the slippery path."

Example Sentences
"a retentive mind" adjective
"tenacious memory" adjective
"dogged persistence" adjective
"dour determination" adjective
"the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics" adjective
"a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it" adjective
"men tenacious of opinion" adjective
"two coherent sheets" adjective
"tenacious burrs" adjective
Related Terms
Antonyms
forgetful
Rhyming Words
ous lous pous vous sous yous nous tous eous uous ious bous hous pious anous thous chous aneous mucous famous
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