dogged, dour, persistent, pertinacious, tenacious, unyielding
(adjective) 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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pertinacious (comparative more pertinacious, superlative most pertinacious)
Holding tenaciously to an opinion or purpose.
Stubbornly resolute or tenacious.
• See also obstinate
Source: Wiktionary
Per`ti*na"cious, a.Etym: [L. pertinax, -acis; per + tenax tenacious. See Per-, and Tenacious.]
1. Holding or adhering to any opinion, purpose, or design, with obstinacy; perversely persistent; obstinate; as, pertinacious plotters; a pertinacious beggar.
2. Resolute; persevering; constant; steady. Diligence is a steady, constant, and pertinacious study. South.
Syn.
– Obstinate; stubborn; inflexible; unyielding; resolute; determined; firm; constant; steady.
– Per`ti*na"cious*ly, adv.
– Per`ti*na"cious*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 September 2024
(adjective) without forethought; “letting him borrow her car was an impulsive act that she immediately regretted”
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