Tenacious Definition & Meaning
tenacious
- adjective
- good at remembering; "a retentive mind"; "tenacious memory"
- 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"
- sticking together; "two coherent sheets"; "tenacious burrs"
"Tenacious" in song lyrics
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"Twist and turn, you learn I talk tenacious"
Edan — Emcees Smoke Crack -
"As a youth I was young and tenacious"
Kryme Life f/ Jew Dew, Tommy Whispers, Trife Diesel — My Name Rings Bells -
"kanji tenacious"
AOL — AOL
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- What does tenacious mean?
- good at remembering; "a retentive mind"; "tenacious memory" 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" sticking together; "two coherent sheets"; "tenacious burrs"
- What part of speech is tenacious?
- Tenacious is an adjective.
- How many definitions does tenacious have?
- Tenacious has 3 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).