Pertinaciousness

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pertinacious \Per`ti*na"cious\, a. [L. pertinax, -acis; per +
     tenax tenacious. See {Per-}, and {Tenacious}.]
     1. Holding or adhering to any opinion, purpose, or design,
        with obstinacy; perversely persistent; obstinate; as,
        pertinacious plotters; a pertinacious beggar.
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     2. Resolute; persevering; constant; steady.
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              Diligence is a steady, constant, and pertinacious
              study.                                --South.
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     Syn: Obstinate; stubborn; inflexible; unyielding; resolute;
          determined; firm; constant; steady.
          [1913 Webster] -- {Per`ti*na"cious*ly}, adv. --
          {Per`ti*na"cious*ness}, n.
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