pertinacious

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

stubbornly unyielding; ; ; ; - T.S.Eliot
- "the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics"

Adj

Holding tenaciously to an opinion or purpose.
Stubbornly resolute or tenacious.

Origin / Etymology

From pertinace + -ious, from Old French pertinace, from Latin pertinax, from per- (“very”) + tenax (“tenacious”).

Synonyms

dogged, dour, persistent, tenacious, unyielding

Scrabble Score: 16

pertinacious is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
pertinacious is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
pertinacious is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 20

pertinacious is a valid Words With Friends word