persistent
adjective /pəˈsɪs.tənt/
/pɚ-/ Definition
› lasting for a long time or difficult to get rid of: a persistent smell/skin rash Symptoms of the illness include a high temperature and a persistent dry cough. There have been persistent rumours that the managing director might take early retirement.Continuous and permanent C2 Someone who is persistent continues doing something or tries to do something in a determined but often unreasonable way: Be persistent - don't give up. He has been a persistent critic of the president. She is a persistent offender and has been arrested five times this year for shoplifting.Strong-willed persistently /-li/ adverb › They have persistently ignored our advice.Continually and repeatedly
(Definition of persistent adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a firm hand idiom
- adamant adjective
- aggressive adjective
- an iron hand/fist in a velvet glove idiom
- be as stubborn as a mule idiom
- firmly adverb (FORCEFULLY)
- forceful adjective
- four-square adverb
- gutsy adjective
- hard-boiled adjective (STRONG)
- pertinacious adjective
- pigheaded adjective
- purposeful adjective
- pushy adjective
- recalcitrant adjective
- undaunted adjective
- unrelenting adjective
- unyielding adjective (NOT CHANGING)
- urgent adjective (REPEATED)
- wedded adjective (BELIEF)
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