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persistent - Dictionary definition and meaning for word persistent

Definition
(adj) never-ceasing
Synonyms : relentless , unrelenting
Example Sentence
  • the relentless beat of the drums
Definition
(adj) continually recurring to the mind
Synonyms : haunting
Example Sentence
  • haunting memories
  • the cathedral organ and the distant voices have a haunting beauty
Definition
(adj) retained; not shed
Synonyms : lasting
Example Sentence
  • persistent leaves remain attached past maturity
  • the persistent gills of fishes
Definition
(adj) stubbornly unyielding
Example Sentence
  • dogged persistence
  • dour determination
  • the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics
  • a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it
  • men tenacious of opinion

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