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tenacious
(t/@/'n/eI//S//@/s )

adjective (a)

  • good at remembering(adj.all)
    Example:
    Tenacious memory.
    Synonym:
    long, recollective, retentive
    Antonym:
    forgetful, short, unretentive
    source: wordnet30
  • Holding fast, or inclined to hold fast; inclined to retain what is in possession; as, men tenacious of their just rights.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • stubbornly unyielding(adj.all)
    Example:
    A mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it.
    Men tenacious of opinion.
    Synonym:
    dogged, dour, persistent, pertinacious, unyielding
    source: wordnet30
  • sticking together(adj.all)
    Example:
    Tenacious burrs.
    Synonym:
    coherent
    source: wordnet30

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