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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : tuh-ney-shuhs |
| Phonetic Transcription : təˈneɪ ʃəs |
Definition of tenaciousness
Origin :- c.1600, from Latin tenaci-, from tenax "holding fast" (see tenacity). Related: Tenaciously; tenaciousness.
- noun obstinacy
- Reivers with more than human tenaciousness had retained a glimmer of consciousness.
- Extract from : « The Snow-Burner » by Henry Oyen
- "Certainly, sir, you are gifted with tenaciousness," cried the captain.
- Extract from : « The Waif of the "Cynthia" » by Andr Laurie and Jules Verne
- I did not know his tenaciousness of titles—he was an esquire also—which was my first unpardonable offence.
- Extract from : « The Funny Side of Physic » by A. D. Crabtre
- And now that I hope you are better, with what tenaciousness does it cling to you!
- Extract from : « The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume II (of 2) » by Florence A. Thomas Marshall
- He thought the tenaciousness of approaching the Treasury was carried too far in the present instance.
- Extract from : « Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. II (of 16) » by Thomas Hart Benton
- The tenaciousness of flowers is not known; their hardihood is not sufficiently admired.
- Extract from : « The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction » by Various
- This tenaciousness of their own dignity and privileges was shown in some disagreements with the upper house.
- Extract from : « Constitutional History of England, Vol 1 of 3 » by Henry Hallam
- What was wanting in judgement was supplied by memory, in the tenaciousness of which she has seldom been rivalled.
- Extract from : « Ormond, Volume II (of 3) » by Charles Brockden Brown
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