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Meanings of pertinacious in English

Stubbornly unyielding.

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Usage of pertinacious in English
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The duke, however, was pertinacious; he could not give up the subject.
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Defeated by the pertinacious insects, he rushed howling away through the forest.
In the Eastern Seas
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The pertinacious opposition of these men inflamed to anger Moore and Thomas.
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The greater number were pertinacious thieves, and addicted besides to many vices.
Notable Voyagers, From Columbus to Nordenskiold
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I was pertinacious, and would accept such favours on no other terms.
The Adventures of Hugh Trevor
6
Again they laughed at the child's pertinacious fancy for a night ramble.
The Great Stone Face, and Other Tales of the White Mountains
7
A pertinacious editor keeps asking me for my transcription of Gounod's Ste.
Letters of Franz Liszt -- Volume 2 / from Rome to the End
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It is an obstinate opponent, pertinacious, persistent, inflexible, making a disturbance everywhere.
Napoleon the Little
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In any event, be pertinacious; and do not fear to worry the man.
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The Pizarros, on the other hand, were pertinacious in reclaiming it.
History of the Conquest of Peru
11
On one particular evening she had been unusually pertinacious and obtrusive.
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And it was the presence of that pertinacious ship-chandler which had started them.
'Twixt Land & Sea: Tales
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The ideas of my friend Watson, though limited, are exceedingly pertinacious.
Sherlock holmes: the complete illustrated novels
14
G., you are just as pertinacious yourself in championing your opinions.
Strange True Stories of Louisiana
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The day passed away, but our pertinacious enemies made no signs of moving.
In the Wilds of Africa
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In conversation, he was a singularly eager, acute, and pertinacious disputant.
Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 3
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