(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.