Te·na·cious a.
 1. Holding fast, or inclined to hold fast; inclined to retain what is in possession; as, men tenacious of their just rights.
 2. Apt to retain; retentive; as, a tenacious memory.
 3. Having parts apt to adhere to each other; cohesive; tough; as, steel is a tenacious metal; tar is more tenacious than oil.
 4. Apt to adhere to another substance; glutinous; viscous; sticking; adhesive. “Female feet, too weak to struggle with tenacious clay.”
 5. Niggardly; closefisted; miserly.
 6. Holding stoutly to one's opinion or purpose; obstinate; stubborn.
 -- Te*na*cious*ly, adv. -- Te*na*cious*ness, n.

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 tenaciousness
      n : persistent determination [syn: doggedness, perseverance,
           persistence, persistency, tenacity, pertinacity]