Associations to the word «Pertinacious»

Wiktionary

PERTINACIOUS, adjective. Holding tenaciously to an opinion or purpose.
PERTINACIOUS, adjective. Stubbornly resolute or tenacious.

Dictionary definition

PERTINACIOUS, 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".

Wise words

Truthful words are not beautiful; beautiful words are not truthful. Good words are not persuasive; persuasive words are not good.
Lao-Tzu