strong, stout, sturdy, stalwart, tough, tenacious mean showing power to resist or to endure. strong may imply power derived from muscular vigor, large size, structural soundness, intellectual or spiritual …

TENACIOUS definition: holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often followed byof ). See examples of tenacious used in a sentence.

TENACIOUS definition: 1. holding tightly onto something, or keeping an opinion in a determined way: 2. holding tightly…. Learn more.

Jan 20, 2026 · Adjective tenacious (comparative more tenacious, superlative most tenacious) Clinging to an object or surface; adhesive. Unwilling to yield or give up; dogged. Holding together; cohesive.

Use tenacious to mean "not easily letting go or giving up," like a clingy child who has a tenacious grip on his mother's hand. A strong grip or an unyielding advocate might both be described as tenacious, a …

1. holding or grasping firmly; forceful: a tenacious grip. 2. retentive: a tenacious memory. 3. stubborn or persistent: a tenacious character. 4. holding together firmly; tough or cohesive: tenacious cement.

TENACIOUS meaning: 1 : not easily stopped or pulled apart firm or strong; 2 : continuing for a long time

te•na•cious (tə nā′ shəs), adj. holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often fol. by of ): a tenacious grip on my arm; tenacious of old habits. highly retentive: a tenacious memory. …

If you are tenacious, you are very determined and do not give up easily. He is regarded as a tenacious and persistent interviewer.

There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective tenacious, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.