tenacious

tenacious
[[t]tɪne͟ɪʃəs[/t]]
1) ADJ-GRADED If you are tenacious, you are very determined and do not give up easily.

She is very tenacious and will work hard and long to achieve objectives...

He is regarded at the BBC as a tenacious and persistent interviewer.

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tenaciously ADV-GRADED usu ADV after v

In spite of his illness, he clung tenaciously to his job.

2) ADJ-GRADED If you describe something such as an idea or belief as tenacious, you mean that it has a strong influence on people and is difficult to change or remove.

...a remarkably tenacious belief that was to dominate future theories of military strategy.

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