Antonyms for pertinacious


Grammar : Adj
Spell : pur-tn-ey-shuhs
Phonetic Transcription : ˌpɜr tnˈeɪ ʃəs


Definition of pertinacious

Origin :
  • 1620s, from pertinacy (late 14c.; see pertinacity) + -ous. Related: Pertinaciously.
  • adj resolute
  • adj obstinate
  • adj bullheaded
Example sentences :
  • And it was the presence of that pertinacious ship-chandler which had started them.
  • Extract from : « 'Twixt Land & Sea » by Joseph Conrad
  • Behind these was the agent, punctual and pertinacious, who had come for the rent.
  • Extract from : « The Paliser case » by Edgar Saltus
  • And he escaped from pertinacious Mr. Dawson with some alacrity.
  • Extract from : « Half a Hero » by Anthony Hope
  • Again they laughed at the child's pertinacious fancy for a night-ramble.
  • Extract from : « Short Story Writing » by Charles Raymond Barrett
  • "They are not the only pertinacious ones," the priest replied.
  • Extract from : « The Art of Disappearing » by John Talbot Smith
  • That is what it was to have a pertinacious father and to be an accommodating son.
  • Extract from : « The Path Of Duty » by Henry James
  • Most unwilling was that guest, most pertinacious that mariner.
  • Extract from : « The Daughters of Danaus » by Mona Caird
  • He appeared, as before, very unwilling; but I was pertinacious, and he was worried into it.
  • Extract from : « The Little Savage » by Captain Frederick Marryat
  • "Troth, an' I have her safe," replied the pertinacious Dandy.
  • Extract from : « The Black Baronet; or, The Chronicles Of Ballytrain » by William Carleton
  • The jackdaw is the most pertinacious usurper that can be imagined.
  • Extract from : « Every Boy's Book: A Complete Encyclopdia of Sports and Amusements » by Various

Synonyms for pertinacious

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