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tenacious::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | long, recollective, retentive |
| Derivation | tenaciousness |
tenacious memory.
tenacious::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | dogged, dour, persistent, pertinacious, unyielding |
| Derivation | tenaciousness, tenacity |
a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it.
men tenacious of opinion.
Examples of tenacious
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Krieger's great nephew Jeff Forrester of East Dundee described her as tenacious.
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The Nuggets'shooting guard has evolved into a systematically tenacious defender.
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He's given that element of the ability to score and some tenacious forechecking.
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First came Clinton, his tenacious rival in a riveting battle for the nomination.
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The defense can be tenacious at times, but the offense once remains inefficient.
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Head lice do not carry disease, but they are tenacious and a rather nasty sight.
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Echeverria, Grant's top offensive lineman, was as tenacious as, well, a Bulldog.
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Once again, a few tenacious underdogs are asserting their claim to the top spot.
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Are you a tenacious information gatherer with a passion for getting things done?
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- Retentive: good at remembering; "a retentive mind"; "tenacious memory"
- Dogged: 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"- T.S.Eliot; "men tenacious of opinion"
- Coherent: sticking together; "two coherent sheets"; "tenacious burrs"
- (tenacity) doggedness: persistent determination
- Tenacious (1954-1967) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who was one of the most popular ever to compete in New Orleans, Louisiana. ...
- The SV Tenacious is a British wooden ship and is specially designed to accommodate the disabled. It is 65 metres (213.25 feet) long, including bowsprit. Its deck is 49.85 metres long, its hull is 54.02 metres long, and it has a beam of 10.6 metres at its widest point. ...
- Tenacity is the customary measure of strength of a fiber or yarn. In the U.S. it is usually defined as the ultimate (breaking) strength of the fiber (in gram-force units) divided by the denier.
- (Tenacity (mineralogy)) Tenacity is a mineral's physical reaction to stressful forces acting upon it. These forces may include, but are not limited to: breaking, tearing, crushing, or bending.
- Clinging to an object or surface; adhesive; unwilling to yield or give up; dogged; holding together; cohesive; having a good memory; retentive
