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pertinacious

pertinacious - Dictionary definition and meaning for word pertinacious

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
Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for pertinacious

pertinacious = pre(before) + teenage : The age before teenage is where a person shows a childish behaviour and is very stubborn in a negative sense.
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by Administrator
related to "persistent" and "tenacious"
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by tivoli25
maa...........
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by Ani
Per+Tin+Acious-"PER" means "As per sth", TIN(teenager) & teenager r determined to achieve without caring others.So determined to achieve a particular aim despite difficulties/opposition
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by prakashbharati
per-tina -cious (par tina nahin manthi ie., stubborn )
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by sundeep421
PER (every) TINA (people who prefer fish-fishing to eve-fishing may read it as TUNA :D) CI's (sees) OUS - :-P and i won't entertain no argument against it :-P
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by rkhapare

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