meaning of tenacious
1. Holding fast, or inclined to hold fast; inclined to retain what is in possession; as, men tenacious of their just rights.
2. Apt to retain; retentive; as, a tenacious memory.
3. Having parts apt to adhere to each other; cohesive; tough; as, steel is a tenacious metal; tar is more tenacious than oil.
4. Apt to adhere to another substance; glutinous; viscous; sticking; adhesive.
5. Niggardly; closefisted; miserly.
6. Holding stoutly to ones opinion or purpose; obstinate; stubborn.
7. sticking together; "two coherent sheets"; "tenacious
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