tenaciously

tena·cious·ly
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/təˈneɪʃəsli/

adverb

In a tenacious manner.

“He continued tenaciously, doggedly continuing over all obstacles.”

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Meanings

adverbtenaciously (comparative more tenaciously, superlative most tenaciously)

comparative more tenaciously · superlative most tenaciously

  1. In a tenacious manner.

    He continued tenaciously, doggedly continuing over all obstacles.

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    […] tens of thousands of other foot passengers have been slipping and sliding since the day broke (if this day ever broke), adding new deposits to the crust upon crust of mud, sticking at those points tenaciously to the pavement, and accumulating at compound interest.

    1852 March – 1853 September, Charles Dickens, chapter 1, in Bleak House, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1853, →OCLC

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbwith obstinate determination

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Translations

Catalan tenaçment
  • tenaçmentin a tenacious manner
Polish uparcie, wytrwale
  • uparciein a tenacious manner
  • wytrwalein a tenacious manner
  • zawzięciein a tenacious manner
Spanish tenazmente
  • tenazmentein a tenacious manner
Ukrainian вперто, наполегливо
  • вперто (vperto)in a tenacious manner
  • наполегливо (napolehlyvo)in a tenacious manner
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