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• Tenacies

(1):

(a.) Apt to retain; retentive; as, a tenacious memory.

(2):

(a.) Having parts apt to adhere to each other; cohesive; tough; as, steel is a tenacious metal; tar is more tenacious than oil.

(3):

(a.) Holding fast, or inclined to hold fast; inclined to retain what is in possession; as, men tenacious of their just rights.

(4):

(a.) Apt to adhere to another substance; glutinous; viscous; sticking; adhesive.

(5):

(a.) Niggardly; closefisted; miserly.

(6):

(a.) Holding stoutly to one's opinion or purpose; obstinate; stubborn.