Category:Pertinacious

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.