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pertinaciously

per·ti·na·ciously

UK/ˌpɜː.təˈneɪ.ʃəs.li/ US/ˌpɝːtənˈeɪʃəsli/ uncommon

adverb

1.

in a dogged and pertinacious manner

  • “he struggled pertinaciously for the new resolution”

Origin

From pertinacious + -ly, from Latin pertināx, from per- (“very”) + tenāx (“tenacious”), from teneō (“to hold”).

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