/
tɪˈneɪʃəs/
adj.
- not readily relinquishing something; keeping a firm hold.
- persisting in existence:
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a tenacious illness.
Derivative
- tenaciously adv.
- tenaciousness n.
- tenacity
/tɪˈnasɪti/
n.
Etymology
C17: from L. tenax, tenac- (from tenere ‘to hold’) + -ious.
