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tenaciously en · ADV

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /təˈneɪʃəsli/

Etymology

Etymology tree English tenacious Middle English -ly English -ly English tenaciously From tenacious + -ly.

Meanings

  1. In a tenacious manner.
    • […] tens of thousands of other foot passengers have been slipping and sliding since the day broke (if this day ever broke), adding new deposits to the crust upon crust of mud, sticking at those points tenaciously to the pavement, and accumulating at compound interest. 1852 March – 1853 September, Charles Dickens, chapter 1, in Bleak House, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1853, →OCLC:
    • He continued tenaciously, doggedly continuing over all obstacles.

Forms

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most tenaciously Degree=Sup lexicographic
more tenaciously Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Translations (7)

ca tenaçment (in a tenacious manner) · pl uparcie (in a tenacious manner) · es tenazmente (in a tenacious manner) · pl wytrwale (in a tenacious manner) · uk наполегливо (in a tenacious manner) · pl zawzięcie (in a tenacious manner) · uk вперто (in a tenacious manner)