Definition of tenacious

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  • tenacious is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
  • tenacious is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
  • tenacious is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 14

Definition of tenacious

  • sticking together (adjective)

    Examples

    1. tenacious burrs

    Synonyms

    1. coherent
  • good at remembering (adjective)

    Examples

    1. tenacious memory

    Synonyms

    1. long
    2. recollective
    3. retentive
  • stubbornly unyielding (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it
    2. men tenacious of opinion

    Synonyms

    1. dogged
    2. dour
    3. persistent
    4. pertinacious
    5. unyielding

See definition of tenacious in Merriam Webster