pertinacious
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per·ti·na·cious
(pûr'tn-ā'shəs) 
adj.
pertinaciousness per'ti·na'cious·ness n.
adj.
- Holding tenaciously to a purpose, belief, opinion, or course of action.
- Stubbornly or perversely persistent. See synonyms at obstinate.
[From Latin pertināx, pertināc- : per-, per- + tenāx, tenacious (from tenēre, to hold).]
pertinaciously per'ti·na'cious·ly adv.pertinaciousness per'ti·na'cious·ness n.
Roget's Thesaurus:
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pertinacious
adjective
- Tenaciously unwilling to yield: bullheaded, dogged, hardheaded, headstrong, mulish, obstinate, perverse, pigheaded, stiff-necked, tenacious, willful. See resist/yield.
- Difficult to alleviate or cure: obstinate, persistent, stubborn. See continue/stop/pause.
Antonyms by Answers.com:
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pertinacious
adj
Definition: determined
Antonyms: irresolute, tentative
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pertinacious
IN BRIEF: Stubbornly unyielding or tenacious in purpose; persevering.
When he made up his little [mind] to have or to do anything, all the king's horses and all the king's men could not change that pertinacious little mind.
— Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888)
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Translations:
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Pertinacious
Nederlands (Dutch)
eigenwijs, hardnekkig
Français (French)
adj. - opiniâtre (sout)
Deutsch (German)
adj. - hartnäckig, starrsinnig
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ισχυρογνώμων, πεισματάρης/-ικος, ξεροκέφαλος, επίμονος
Italiano (Italian)
tenace, pertinace, ossessivo
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - pertinaz, perseverante
Русский (Russian)
упрямый, настойчивый
Español (Spanish)
adj. - pertinaz
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - ihållande, envis, halsstarrig
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
执拗的, 顽强的, 顽固的
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 執拗的, 頑強的, 頑固的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 악착스러운, 끈기 있는, 집요한
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 粘り強い, 執ような, 頑固な, しつこい, 不屈の
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) متشبث بأهدافه ورأيه, لا تلين قناته, ملح في مطالبه, عنيد, صلب الرأي
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - דבק במטרה, מתמיד, עקשן
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