pertinaciously

Meaning

In a stubbornly resolute manner; tenaciously holding one's course of action or opinion.

Synonyms

adamantine

besetting

bulldog

confirmed

cussedly

dogged

doggedly

do-or-die

importunately

insistent

insistently

intractable

obdurately

obstinate

obstinately

persevering

persistent

pertinacious

refractory

stiff-necked

stubborn

stubbornly

tenacious

tough

wrongheadedly

strongheaded

Translations

hartnäckig

hartnäckige

acharné

obstiné

tenace

farouchement

opiniâtre

mordicus

obstinée

acharnée

pertinacemente

persisto

hardnekkig

volhardend

بشكل عنيد

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌpɜː.təˈneɪ.ʃəs.li/

Etymology

From pertinacious + -ly, from Latin pertināx, from per- (“very”) + tenāx (“tenacious”), from teneō (“I hold”).