Tenacious

adjective
tə'neɪʃəs

Adjective

  • stubbornly unyielding

    “a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it”

    “men tenacious of opinion”

    Similar:DoggedDourPersistentPertinaciousUnyielding

  • sticking together

    “tenacious burrs”

    Similar:Coherent

  • good at remembering

    “tenacious memory”

    Similar:LongRecollectiveRetentive
    See also:AwareMindful

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