tenacious

/tɪˈneɪʃəs/ adjective

Translation

› very determined to do something and not wanting to stop

azimli, inatçı, vazgeçmez

1917

tenaciously adverb ›

azimli

tenacity

/tɪˈnæsəti/ noun [U] ›

inatçılık, azim

(Definition of tenacious adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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