Word
Tenacious
How many syllables?
3 Syllables
How it's divided?
te-na-cious
Definition
- a. - Holding fast, or inclined to hold fast; inclined to
retain what is in possession; as, men tenacious of their just rights.
- a. - Apt to retain; retentive; as, a tenacious memory.
- a. - Having parts apt to adhere to each other; cohesive;
tough; as, steel is a tenacious metal; tar is more tenacious than oil.
- a. - Apt to adhere to another substance; glutinous; viscous;
sticking; adhesive.
- a. - Niggardly; closefisted; miserly.
- a. - Holding stoutly to one's opinion or purpose; obstinate;
stubborn.
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