Thesaurus: tenacious

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1. a. Holding fast, or inclined to hold fast; inclined to retain what is in possession; as, men tenacious of their just rights.
2. a. Apt to retain; retentive; as, a tenacious memory.
3. a. Having parts apt to adhere to each other; cohesive; tough; as, steel is a tenacious metal; tar is more tenacious than oil.
4. a. Apt to adhere to another substance; glutinous; viscous; sticking; adhesive.
5. a. Niggardly; closefisted; miserly.
6. a. Holding stoutly to one's opinion or purpose; obstinate; stubborn.
7. adj. good at remembering
8. adj. stubbornly unyielding
9. adj. sticking together
10. 1. Holding fast, or inclined to hold 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 to another substance; glutinous; viscous; sticking; adhesive. "Female feet, too weak to struggle with tenacious clay." Cowper. 5. Niggardly; closefisted; miserly. Ainsworth. 6. Holding stoutly to one's opinion or purpose; obstinate; stubborn. -- Te*na"cious*ly, adv. -- Te*na"cious*ness, n.
11. j:100 a good at remembering s stubbornly unyielding s sticking together