tenaciously
tena·cious·ly
tenaciously · more tenaciously · most tenaciously
вперто, наполегливо
In a tenacious mannerIn a tenacious manner.
/təˈneɪʃəsli/
» As he pulled laundry from the dryer, Tom saw that because of static electricity a grey sock clung tenaciously to a facecloth.
Objectivesea · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesIn a tenacious manner.
He continued tenaciously, doggedly continuing over all obstacles.
впертоvperto, наполегливоnapolehlyvo
More definitions
- with obstinate determination
Examples
1 sentencesAs he pulled laundry from the dryer, Tom saw that because of static electricity a grey sock clung tenaciously to a facecloth.
Translations
3 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
in a tenacious manner:
Forms
more tenaciously, most tenaciously| Comparative | more tenaciously Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most tenaciously |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- with obstinate determination:doggedly
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedtenacious
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.