Pertinacious
adjective | /pertinacious/
Holding firmly to an opinion or course of action; persistently determined.
Pertinacious
adjective | /pertinacious/
Advanced WordsHARDHolding firmly to an opinion or course of action; persistently determined.
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"The pertinacious campaigner continued pressing for safer roads. Means: The campaigner persistently continued the effort."
"Despite repeated setbacks, she remained pertinacious in pursuing her research. Means: She stayed firmly determined to continue her research."
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Pertinacious sounds like a person who persistently sticks to a position.
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