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Meanings of
pertinacious
in English
Stubbornly unyielding.
persistent
dogged
tenacious
unyielding
dour
Related terms
stubborn
obstinate
unregenerate
Synonyms
Examples for "
persistent
"
persistent
dogged
tenacious
unyielding
dour
Examples for "
persistent
"
1
There are two new categories this year; original property and
persistent
game.
2
The main outcome measure was the number of days with
persistent
cough.
3
However, early reports suggest that the roof collapsed under
persistent
heavy rains.
4
Metal pollution of aquatic habitats is a major and
persistent
environmental problem.
5
However, certain viruses can subvert the immune response to establish
persistent
infections.
1
Second, past reforms reveal the critical role of
dogged
and personal leadership.
2
However, they were left exhausted by the New Zealand team's
dogged
defence.
3
The young tennis player had been
dogged
by injury in recent years.
4
Certainly, though, through his
dogged
determination, Giuliani has broken new scientific ground.
5
However, its conversion to a medical centre has been
dogged
by controversy.
1
S: And most surely he is
tenacious
in the love of wealth.
2
Thereafter he was to trust the silent and
tenacious
general through everything.
3
The Latin race has never been
tenacious
either in politics or commerce.
4
None of the animals of the Phoca genus are
tenacious
of life.
5
The cause of denominationalism is the
tenacious
clinging to faith and doctrines.
1
The cold affected the going at once; it was slow and
unyielding
.
2
But is our
unyielding
desire for approval and attention really harming anyone?
3
Hans shrunk a bit at Harpal's tone and
unyielding
choice of words.
4
She crossed her arms and made sure to appear stern and
unyielding
.
5
In France, again, the objects of the attack were inelastic and
unyielding
.
1
Facebook Twitter Pinterest Fans gather to watch
'
dour
German second division football'.
2
The opening quarter-hour was
dour
with neither side taking a dominant role.
3
A
dour
deduction that Hamish reached, all by himself, just hours ago.
4
And you seem... well, somewhat more
dour
than I've seen you before.
5
The clinic was located in a
dour
Victorian hospital in central London.
Usage of
pertinacious
in English
1
The duke, however, was
pertinacious
;
he could not give up the subject.
2
Defeated by the
pertinacious
insects, he rushed howling away through the forest.
3
The
pertinacious
opposition of these men inflamed to anger Moore and Thomas.
4
The greater number were
pertinacious
thieves, and addicted besides to many vices.
5
I was
pertinacious
,
and would accept such favours on no other terms.
6
Again they laughed at the child's
pertinacious
fancy for a night ramble.
7
A
pertinacious
editor keeps asking me for my transcription of Gounod's Ste.
8
It is an obstinate opponent,
pertinacious
,
persistent, inflexible, making a disturbance everywhere.
9
In any event, be
pertinacious
;
and do not fear to worry the man.
10
The Pizarros, on the other hand, were
pertinacious
in reclaiming it.
11
On one particular evening she had been unusually
pertinacious
and obtrusive.
12
And it was the presence of that
pertinacious
ship-chandler which had started them.
13
The ideas of my friend Watson, though limited, are exceedingly
pertinacious
.
14
G., you are just as
pertinacious
yourself in championing your opinions.
15
The day passed away, but our
pertinacious
enemies made no signs of moving.
16
In conversation, he was a singularly eager, acute, and
pertinacious
disputant.
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pertinacious
Adjective
Frequent collocations
most pertinacious
so pertinacious
equally pertinacious
exceedingly pertinacious
pertinacious enemies
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