TENACIOUS, TENACIOUSLY, TENACITY
ADJECTIVES
1510 — FAST gripping, tenacious → obs.
1870 — GRIPPY tenacious
ADVERBS
1968 — LIKE UGLY ON A BABOON tenaciously; incessantly, untiringly → Amer. dial.
1968 — LIKE UGLY ON AN APE tenaciously; incessantly, untiringly → Amer. dial.
2005 — LIKE UGLY ON A TOAD tenaciously; incessantly, untiringly → Amer. dial.
2006 — LIKE UGLY ON WARTHOG tenaciously; incessantly, untiringly → Amer. dial.
NOUNS
1552 — FASTNESS capacity for gripping tightly or retaining; tenacity, retentiveness → obs.
1867 — SAND courage; tenacity; stamina; pluck; determination; perseverance; obstinacy → Amer. dial.
NOUNS – PERSON
1922 — BIRD DOG a persistent, tenacious person → sl.
1981 — JUNKYARD DOG an aggressive, ruthless, or tenacious person, esp. a lawyer or government official
VERBS
1881 — HAVE SAND IN ONE’S CRAW to be courageous, tenacious, or energetic; to be determined and plucky → Amer. dial.
1887 — BE LIKE A DOG WITH A BONE to be tenacious, persistent, or obstinate; to be unwilling to yield, relent, or let go; to be unable to set aside a preoccupation or obsession
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