Associations to the word «Tenacious»

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

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.
Leo Tolstoy