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Synonyms
te·na·cious (tə-nā́shəs)

[From Latin tenāx, tenāc-, holding fast, from tenēre, to hold.]

adjective 

  1. Holding or tending to hold persistently to something, such as a point of view.
  2. Holding together firmly; cohesive: a tenacious material.
  3. Clinging to another object or surface; adhesive: tenacious lint.
  4. Tending to retain; retentive: a tenacious memory.

derivatives

te·nácious·ly
adverb
te·nácious·ness
noun