pertinacious

per·ti·na·cious

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pur-tn-ey-shuh s]
- /ˌpɜr tnˈeɪ ʃəs/
- /ˌpɜː.tɪˈneɪ.ʃəs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pur-tn-ey-shuh s]
- /ˌpɜr tnˈeɪ ʃəs/

Definitions of pertinacious word

adjective pertinacious holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute. 1
adjective pertinacious stubborn or obstinate. 1
adjective pertinacious extremely or objectionably persistent: a pertinacious salesman from whom I could not escape. 1
abbreviation PERTINACIOUS persistent 1
adjective pertinacious Someone who is pertinacious continues trying to do something difficult rather than giving up quickly. 0
adjective pertinacious doggedly resolute in purpose or belief; unyielding 0

See all 9 definitions of pertinacious

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Origin of pertinacious

First appearance:

before 1620

One of the 42% oldest English words

First recorded in 1620-30; pertinaci(ty) + -ous

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Parts of speech for Pertinacious

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Pertinacious

pertinacious popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for pertinacious

adj pertinacious

brassbound — inflexibly entrenched
bull-headed — blindly obstinate; stubborn, headstrong, or stupid
bulldogged — one of an English breed of medium-sized, short-haired, muscular dogs with prominent, undershot jaws, usually having a white and tan or brindled coat, raised originally for bullbaiting.
deaf — Someone who is deaf is unable to hear anything or is unable to hear very well.
die hard — If you say that habits or attitudes die hard, you mean that they take a very long time to disappear or change, so that it may not be possible to get rid of them completely.

noun pertinacious

mulishness — of or like a mule, as being very stubborn, obstinate, or intractable.
hardheadedness — The characteristic of being hardheaded.
headstrongness — The property of being headstrong, stubbornness.
obstinance — The characteristic of being obstinate.
obstinateness — The characteristic of being obstinate.

adjective pertinacious

hardboiled — Alternative spelling of hard-boiled.
immalleable — (archaic) Not malleable.
impliable — (archaic) Not pliable; inflexible; unyielding.
neverending — having or likely to have no end: never-ending worry.
obstinate — firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion, etc.; not yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty.

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