Definition of PERTINACIOUS

pertinacious

Adjective Satellite

  • stubbornly unyielding; ; ; ; - T.S.Eliot
    • "the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics"

Adj

  • Holding tenaciously to an opinion or purpose.
  • Stubbornly resolute or tenacious.

Origin / Etymology

From pertinace + -ious, from Old French pertinace, from Latin pertinax, from per- (“very”) + tenax (“tenacious”).

Scrabble Score: 16

pertinacious: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
pertinacious: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
pertinacious: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 20

pertinacious: valid Words With Friends Word