Tenacious

Adjective

 * 1) holding together; cohesive
 * 2) clinging to an object or surface; adhesive
 * 3) unwilling to yield or give up; dogged
 * 4) having a good memory; retentive

Adverbs for Tenacious
stubbornly; obstinately; piously; dogmatically; doctrinally; doggedly; toughly; persistently; obdurately; resolutely; grimly; uncompromisingly; indomitably; stiffly; fanatically; inexplicably; disagreeably; ungraciously; tactlessly; surprisingly; churlishly; grossly; vexatiously.

Thesaurus
persistent, persisting, pertinacious, pigheaded, plodding, plucky, plugging, preoccupied, purposeful, rapt, red-blooded, refractory, relentless, resistant, resolute, resolved, restive, retaining, retentive, rigid, ropy, secure, sedulous, self-adhesive, self-willed, serious, set, sincere, sinewy, single-minded, slabby, sleepless, slimy, slithery, slogging, spirited, spiritful, spunky, stable, stalwart, starchy, staunch, steadfast, steady, stickable, sticky, stiff, stiff-necked, stodgy, stout, stringy, strong, strong-minded, strong-willed, strongheaded, stubborn, sturdy, sulky, sullen, syrupy, tacky, thick, thickened, tight, tireless, tough, tough as leather, tremelloid, tremellose, true, unabating, uncompromising, unconquerable, uncooperative, undaunted, undiscouraged, undrooping, unfailing, unfaltering, unflagging, unflinching, unintermitting, uninterrupted, unnodding, unregenerate, unrelaxing, unrelenting, unremitting, unshakable, unshakeable, unshaken, unsleeping, unswerving, untiring, unwavering, unwearied, unwearying, unwinking, unyielding, utterly attentive, vigorous, viscid, viscose, viscous, weariless, wholehearted, willful, wiry, adamant, adherent, adhesive, amylaceous, assiduous, balking, balky, bigoted, bound, bound and determined, bulldogged, bulldoggish, bulldoggy, bulletheaded, bullheaded, cartilaginous, case-hardened, chewy, clabbered, clammy, clinging, clingy, clotted, coagulated, cohesive, committed, constant, continuing, coriaceous, curdled, decided, decisive, dedicated, definite, determined, devoted, diligent, dogged, dogmatic, doughy, durable, earnest, enduring, faithful, fanatic, fibrous, firm, fixed, game, gamy, gaumy, gelatinous, glairy, gluelike, gluey, glutenous, glutinose, glutinous, good, gooey, grasping, gripping, gristly, gritty, grumous, gumbo, gumbolike, gumlike, gummous, gummy, gutsy, gutty, hard, hardheaded, hardy, headstrong, heavy, holding, immovable, immutable, inalterable, indefatigable, indomitable, industrious, inflexible, insistent, inspissated, intolerant, intransigent, invincible, jelled, jellied, jellylike, keeping, lasting, leatherlike, leathery, loyal, maintaining, mettlesome, mucilaginous, mulish, nervy, never-tiring, obdurate, obstinate, opinionated, overzealous, pasty, patient, patient as Job, permanent, perseverant, persevering,

Etymology
From tenax: < tenere:.

Translations

 * Armenian:, կառչուն,  բռնունակ
 * Finnish:
 * Icelandic: fastheldinn, fastheldin , fastheldið


 * Portuguese: aderente, tenaz
 * Russian:, ,
 * Turkish: yapışkan, sıkıca tutan


 * Armenian: ,
 * Catalan: tenaç
 * Dutch: hardnekkig
 * Finnish:, , ,
 * German:, beharrlich
 * Icelandic: þrár, þrá , þrátt ; þolgóður , þolgóð , þolgott ; ötull , ötul , ötult


 * Indonesian: ngotot
 * Portuguese: tenaz, teimoso, porfiado
 * Russian:, ,
 * Spanish:
 * Sundanese: keukeuh
 * Turkish:, bildiğinden şaşmaz,  dik kafalı


 * Finnish: sitkeä, luja


 * Icelandic: haldgóður, haldgóð , haldgott


 * Armenian:
 * Finnish:


 * Icelandic: minnisgóður, minnisgóð , minnisgott
 * Russian: ,