Definition of tenacious

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Tenacious (a.) Niggardly; closefisted; miserly.

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Conglutinate :: Conglutinate (v. t.) To glue together; to unite by some glutinous or tenacious substance; to cause to adhere or to grow together.
Adhesive :: Adhesive (a.) Sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances..
Lute :: Lute (n.) A cement of clay or other tenacious infusible substance for sealing joints in apparatus, or the mouths of vessels or tubes, or for coating the bodies of retorts, etc., when exposed to heat; -- called also luting..
Iron :: Iron (n.) Not to be broken; holding or binding fast; tenacious.
Burdock :: Burdock (n.) A genus of coarse biennial herbs (Lappa), bearing small burs which adhere tenaciously to clothes, or to the fur or wool of animals..
Tenacy :: Tenacy (n.) Tenaciousness; obstinacy.
Tenacious :: Tenacious (a.) Holding fast, or inclined to hold fast; inclined to retain what is in possession; as, men tenacious of their just rights..
Copper :: Copper (n.) A common metal of a reddish color, both ductile and malleable, and very tenacious. It is one of the best conductors of heat and electricity. Symbol Cu. Atomic weight 63.3. It is one of the most useful metals in itself, and also in its alloys, brass and bronze..
Lentous :: Lentous (a.) Viscid; viscous; tenacious.
Conglutination :: Conglutination (n.) A gluing together; a joining by means of some tenacious substance; junction; union.
Glutinative :: Glutinative (a.) Having the quality of cementing; tenacious; viscous; glutinous.
Viscid :: Viscid (a.) Sticking or adhering, and having a ropy or glutinous consistency; viscous; glutinous; sticky; tenacious; clammy; as, turpentine, tar, gums, etc., are more or less viscid..
Persisting :: Persisting (a.) Inclined to persist; tenacious of purpose; persistent.
Vivacious :: Vivacious (a.) Having vigorous powers of life; tenacious of life; long-lived.
Tenacious :: Tenacious (a.) Apt to retain; retentive; as, a tenacious memory..
Ropy :: Ropy (a.) capable of being drawn into a thread, as a glutinous substance; stringy; viscous; tenacious; glutinous; as ropy sirup; ropy lees..
Persistent :: Persistent (a.) Inclined to persist; having staying qualities; tenacious of position or purpose.
Hellbender :: Hellbender (n.) A large North American aquatic salamander (Protonopsis horrida or Menopoma Alleghaniensis). It is very voracious and very tenacious of life. Also called alligator, and water dog..
Fast :: Fast (v.) Tenacious; retentive.
Gluten :: Gluten (n.) The viscid, tenacious substance which gives adhesiveness to dough..
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