Definitions for pertinacious
ˌpɜr tnˈeɪ ʃəsper·ti·na·cious

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. dogged, dour, persistent, pertinacious, tenacious, unyieldingadjective

   stubbornly unyielding

   "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"- T.S.Eliot; "men tenacious of opinion"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pertinaciousadjective

   Holding tenaciously to an opinion or purpose.

2. pertinaciousadjective

   Stubbornly resolute or tenacious.

3. Etymology: From pertinax; per- ‘very’ + tenax ‘tenacious’.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pertinaciousadjective

   Etymology: from pertinax.

   1. Obstinate; stubborn; perversely resolute.

   One of the dissenters appeared to Dr. Sanderson to be so bold, so troublesome and illogical in the dispute, as forced him to say, that he had never met with a man of more pertinacious confidence and less abilities. Izaak Walton.

   2. Resolute; constant; steady.

   Diligence is a steady, constant and pertinacious study, that naturally leads the soul into the knowledge of that, which at first seemed locked up from it. Robert South, Sermons.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pertinacious

   Pertinacious refers to someone who is firm or stubborn in their beliefs, opinions, or courses of action, often to the point of being stubbornly or annoyingly persistent. It describes someone who refuses to change their behavior or ideas, especially when others believe they are wrong or troublesome.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Pertinaciousadjective

   holding or adhering to any opinion, purpose, or design, with obstinacy; perversely persistent; obstinate; as, pertinacious plotters; a pertinacious beggar

2. Pertinaciousadjective

   resolute; persevering; constant; steady

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pertinacious

   pėr-ti-nā′shus, adj. thoroughly tenacious: holding obstinately to an opinion or a purpose: obstinate: unyielding.—adv. Pertinā′ciously.—ns. Pertinā′ciousness; Pertinac′ity, quality of being pertinacious or unyielding: obstinacy: resoluteness. [Fr.,—L. pertinax, -acis, holding fast—per, thoroughly, tenax, tenacious—tenēre, to hold.]

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How to say pertinacious in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of pertinacious in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of pertinacious in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=pertinacious
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pertinacious
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=pertinacious
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pertinacious
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=pertinacious
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=pertinacious