Associations to the word «Tenacious»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
TENACIOUS, adjective. Clinging to an object or surface; adhesive.
TENACIOUS, adjective. Unwilling to yield or give up; dogged.
TENACIOUS, adjective. Holding together; cohesive.
TENACIOUS, adjective. Having a good memory; retentive.
Dictionary definition
TENACIOUS, adjective. Good at remembering; "a retentive mind"; "tenacious memory".
TENACIOUS, 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".
TENACIOUS, adjective. Sticking together; "two coherent sheets"; "tenacious burrs".
Wise words
Truthful words are not beautiful; beautiful words are not
truthful. Good words are not persuasive; persuasive words
are not good.