Meaning of "tenacious"

tenacious •

adj.
• • 1. holding fast (in a physical or material sense): mahigpit kumapit (kumagat)
  • 2. stubborn, persistent, holding fast (in a moral sense): matigas, mahigpit
  • 3. retentive, as applied to memory, able to remember: matatandain, mahusay (magaling) ang memorya
  • 4. holding fast together: nagkakaisa-isa, magkakadikit

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n.
• • 1. a wish, intention: adhika, ambisyon, hangarin
  • 2. a fervent or tenacious wish, desire or ideal: lunggati mithi

adj.
• • matigas (ma-) hard, tough, tenacious