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1 Tenacious -- rank: 1000

Tenacious definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary TENA'CIOUS, a. [L. tenax ... fast; inclined to retain what is in possession; as men tenacious of their just rights. Men are usually tenacious of their opinions, as well as of their property. 2 ... to retain long what is committed to it; as a tenacious memory. 3. Adhesive; apt to adhere to another substance; as oily, glutinous or viscous matter. Few substances are to tenacious as tar. 4. Niggardly; close fisted. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: good at remembering; "a retentive mind"; "tenacious memory" [syn: retentive, recollective, long, tenacious] [ant: forgetful, short, ...

2 tenacious of -- rank: 764

tenacious of definitions Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms Persistent in ...

3 Pertinacious -- rank: 608

... the critics"; "a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it"- T.S.Eliot; "men tenacious of opinion" [syn: dogged, dour, persistent, pertinacious, tenacious, unyielding] Merriam Webster's adjective Etymology: Latin pertinac-, pertinax, from per- thoroughly + tenac-, tenax tenacious, from ten?re Date: 1626 1. a. adhering resolutely to ... purpose, or design b. perversely persistent 2. stubbornly unyielding or tenacious Synonyms: see obstinate • pertinaciously adverb • pertinaciousness noun • pertinacity noun Oxford ... pertinaciousness n. pertinacity n. Etymology: L pertinax (as PER-, tenax tenacious) Webster's 1913 Dictionary Pertinacious Per`ti*na"cious, ...

4 Tenaciously -- rank: 579

... her doggedly" [syn: doggedly, tenaciously] Merriam Webster's adverb see tenacious Webster's 1913 Dictionary Tenacious Te*na"cious, a. [L. tenax, -acis, from tenere to ... fast; inclined to retain what is in possession; as, men tenacious of their just rights. 2. Apt to retain; retentive; as, a tenacious memory. 3. Having parts apt to adhere to each other; cohesive; tough; as, steel is a tenacious metal; tar is more tenacious than oil. --Sir I. Newton. 4. Apt to adhere ...

5 Tenaciousness -- rank: 547

... persistence, persistency, tenacity, tenaciousness, pertinacity] Merriam Webster's noun see tenacious Webster's 1913 Dictionary Tenacious Te*na"cious, a. [L. tenax, -acis, from tenere to ... fast; inclined to retain what is in possession; as, men tenacious of their just rights. 2. Apt to retain; retentive; as, a tenacious memory. 3. Having parts apt to adhere to each other; cohesive; tough; as, steel is a tenacious metal; tar is more tenacious than oil. --Sir I. Newton. 4. Apt to adhere ...

6 Persistent -- rank: 513

... the critics"; "a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it"- T.S.Eliot; "men tenacious of opinion" [syn: dogged, dour, persistent, pertinacious, tenacious, unyielding] Merriam Webster's adjective Etymology: Latin persistent-, persistens, present ... persistere. See Persist.] 1. Inclined to persist; having staying qualities; tenacious of position or purpose. 2. (Biol.) Remaining beyond the period ... Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms a. Persevering, constant, enduring, tenacious, fixed, immovable, persistive, persisting, steady. Moby Thesaurus abiding, accordant, adherent ... steady, stereotyped, stickable, sticking, sticky, stubborn, sustained, systematic, tacky, taxing, tenacious, thundering, tireless, torpid, tough, trite, unabating, unaltered, unbroken, unceasing, ...

7 Strong -- rank: 473

... strongish adjective • strongly adverb Synonyms: strong, stout, sturdy, stalwart, tough, tenacious mean showing power to resist or to endure. strong may ... tough implies great firmness and resiliency < a tough political opponent >. tenacious suggests strength in seizing, retaining, clinging to, or holding together < tenacious farmers clinging to an age-old way of life >. Oxford ... racy, spicy, hot, high-flavored. 8. Rank, strong-smelling. 9. Tenacious, tough, cohesive, resisting, stubborn, firm, compact. 10. Cogent, forcible, impressive ... sulfurous, surd, syllabic, tainted, take-charge, take-over, talented, telling, tenacious, tense, the same, thick, thriving, throaty, tireless, tonal, tonic, total ...

8 Dogged -- rank: 473

... the critics"; "a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it"- T.S.Eliot; "men tenacious of opinion" [syn: dogged, dour, persistent, pertinacious, tenacious, unyielding] Merriam Webster's adjective Date: 1653 marked by stubborn ... see obstinate • doggedly adverb • doggedness noun Oxford Reference Dictionary adj. tenacious; grimly persistent. Phrases and idioms: it's dogged as does ... steady, stiff-necked, strong-willed, strongheaded, stubborn, sulky, sullen, teased, tenacious, tireless, tormented, unabating, unbending, unconquerable, uncooperative, undaunted, undiscouraged, undrooping, unfailing ...

9 Stiff -- rank: 473

... mid aerial sky. 2. Not liquid or fluid; thick and tenacious; inspissated; not soft nor hard. Thus melted metals grow stiff ... rial sky. --Milton. 2. Not liquid or fluid; thick and tenacious; inspissated; neither soft nor hard; as, the paste is stiff ... a. 1. Rigid, unbending, unyielding, inflexible, stark, subrigid. 2. Firm, tenacious, thick, inspissated. 3. Stubborn, obstinate, pertinacious, tenacious, strong. 4. Rigorous, severe, strict, strait-laced, stringent, peremptory, absolute ... superficial, surf bum, swagman, swagsman, tasteless, tatterdemalion, taut, tedious, temporary, tenacious, tender, tenement of clay, tennis bum, tense, the dead, the ...

10 Obstinate -- rank: 423

... 3.0 (2005) adj 1: tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield [syn: stubborn, obstinate, unregenerate] [ant: docile] 2 ... obstinate proponent of conspiracy theories >. dogged suggests an admirable often tenacious and unwavering persistence < pursued the story with dogged perseverance >. stubborn ... self-willed, immovable, firm, resolute, pertinacious. 2. Unyielding, immovable, stubborn, tenacious. Moby Thesaurus adamant, adherent, adhesive, adversary, adversative, adverse, alien, antagonistic ... as strong, strong-willed, strongheaded, stubborn, sturdy, sulky, sullen, tacky, tenacious, tireless, tough, transgressive, unabating, unamenable, unbending, unchangeable, uncomplying, uncompromising, unconquerable ...

11 Viscid -- rank: 423

... Dictionary VIS'CID, a. [L. viscidus; viscus, birdlime.] Glutinous; sticky; tenacious; not readily separating; as, turpentine, tar, gums, etc. are more ... and having a ropy or glutinous consistency; viscous; glutinous; sticky; tenacious; clammy; as, turpentine, tar, gums, etc., are more or less ... Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms a. Glutinous, viscous, sticky, tenacious, slabby. Moby Thesaurus adherent, adhesive, amylaceous, bulldogged, bulldoggish, bulldoggy, bullheaded ... stickable, sticky, stiff, stodgy, stringy, strong, stubborn, substantial, syrupy, tacky, tenacious, thick, thick-growing, thickened, thickset, tough, tough as leather, tremelloid ...

12 Ropy -- rank: 423

... be drawn into a thread; as a glutinous substance; viscous; tenacious; glutinous; as ropy wine; ropy lees. WordNet (r) 3.0 ... drawn into a thread, as a glutinous substance; stringy; viscous; tenacious; glutinous; as ropy sirup; ropy lees. Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms a. Viscous, viscid, glutinous, tenacious, stringy, adhesive. Moby Thesaurus adhesive, amylaceous, below par, capillary, cartilaginous ... stiff, stodgy, stringy, strong, stubborn, substandard, syrupy, tacky, taeniate, taeniform, tenacious, thick, thickened, threadlike, thready, tough, tough as leather, tremelloid, tremellose ...

13 Sticky -- rank: 423

... of adhering to a surface; adhesive; gluey; viscous; viscid; glutinous; tenacious. Gums and resins are sticky substances. WordNet (r) 3.0 ... of sticking to a surface; adhesive; gluey; viscous; viscid; glutinous; tenacious. Herbs which last longest are those of strong smell, and ... s Dictionary of English Synonyms a. Adhesive, glutinous, viscous, viscid, tenacious, gluey. Moby Thesaurus adherent, adhesive, amylaceous, awkward, bathed in sweat ... sultry, swampy, sweating, sweaty, sweltering, syrupy, tacky, tear-jerking, teary, tenacious, thick, thickened, ticklish, tough, tremelloid, tremellose, tricky, uncomfortable, undried, viscid ...

14 Adhesive -- rank: 423

Adhesive definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary ADHE'SIVE, a. Sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances; apt or tending to adhere. Thus gums ... he"sive, a. [Cf. F. adh['e]sif.] 1. Sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances. 2. Apt or tending to adhere; clinging ... Synonyms a. 1. Sticking, clinging, tending to adhere. 2. Sticky, tenacious, viscid, viscous, glutinous, gummy. Moby Thesaurus adherent, affixation, amylaceous, annexation ... stickable, sticker, sticking, sticky, stodgy, stringy, stubborn, syrup, syrupy, tacky, tenacious, thick, thickened, thorn, tieing, tough, tremelloid, tremellose, viscid, viscose, viscous ...

15 Viscous -- rank: 423

... VIS'COUS, a. [L. viscus, birdlime.] Glutinous; clammy; sticky; adhesive; tenacious; as a viscous juice. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj ... and having a ropy or glutinous consistency; viscid; glutinous; clammy; tenacious; as, a viscous juice. -- Vis"cous*ness, n. Note: There ... s Dictionary of English Synonyms a. Glutinous, clammy, sticky, adhesive, tenacious, viscid, ropy, sizy. Moby Thesaurus adhesive, amylaceous, broad-bodied, bulky ... slithery, solid, starchy, sticky, stiff, stodgy, stringy, substantial, syrupy, tacky, tenacious, thick, thick-bodied, thick-growing, thickened, thickset, three-dimensional, tough ...