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I can't help but giggle when I see the word tenacious, as it makes me think of Tenacious D, the comedy rock group with Jack Black. (The ones who sing "This is the greatest and best song in the world…tribute.") In case you were curious, the group's name comes from a phrase in basketball sportscasting: "tenacious defense," which describes both the mindset and the execution of a relentless, powerful defense on the court.
"Tenacious" traces back through French to the Latin tenacitas, meaning "the act of holding tightly to something," and further back to tenere, "to hold."
Part of speech:
"Tenacious" is a common, formal word that often carries a positive tone.
"She first tried to kill [the red ants] with a broom, then with insecticides, and finally with lye, but the next day they were back in the same place, still passing by, tenacious and invincible."
Explain the meaning of "tenacious" without saying "persistent" or "relentless."
In Cosmos, Carl Sagan wrote:
Try to spend 20 seconds or more on the game below. Don’t skip straight to the review—first, let your working memory empty out.
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The opposite of a TENACIOUS grip is
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