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Look up: tenacious

  1. Tenacious
    Te·na'cious adjective [ Latin tenax , - acis , from tenere to hold. See Tenable , and confer Tenace .] 1. Holding fast, or inclined to hold fast; inclined to retain what is in possession; as, men tenaciou...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/T/24

  2. tenacious
    Sticky; denoting tenacity. ... Origin: L. Tenax (tenac-), fr. Teneo, to hold ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  3. tenacious
    (tә-na´shәs) viscid; adhesive.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  4. Tenacious
    • (a.) Apt to adhere to another substance; glutinous; viscous; sticking; adhesive. • (a.) Apt to retain; retentive; as, a tenacious memory. • (a.) Niggardly; closefisted; miserly. • (a.) Holding fast, or inclined to hold fast; inclined to retain what is in possession; as, men ten...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  5. tenacious
    tenacious Holding or tending to hold firmly; persistent.
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  6. tenacious
    tenacious, tenacity Holding firmly; that which holds together strongly; cohesive; tough.
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  7. Tenacious
    HMS Tenacious was a British Troubridge Class destroyer of 1710 tons displacement launched in 1943. HMS Tenacious was powered by two Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 34 knots and was armed with four 4.7 inch guns; four 2 pdr pom-pom guns; four 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and eight ...
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  8. tenacious
    Type: Term Pronunciation: tĕ-nā′shŭs Definitions: 1. Sticky; denoting tenacity.
    Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictio

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