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Tenacious Te‧Na‧Cious Təˈneɪʃəs Tɪˈneɪʃəs Adjective 1determined Unwilling Stop

Front tenacious
Back te‧na‧cious /təˈneɪʃəs, tɪˈneɪʃəs/ adjective
1determined to do something and unwilling to stop trying even when the situation becomes difficult:
a tenacious negotiator
2tenacious beliefs, ideas etc continue to have a lot of influence for a long time:
a tenacious religious tradition that is still practised in Shinto temples
—tenaciously adverb
—tenacity /təˈnæsəti, tɪˈnæsəti/ noun [uncountable]

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