TENA'CIOUSLY, adverb With a disposition to hold fast what is possessed. 1. Adhesively. 2. Obstinately; with firm adherence.
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Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary
TENA'CIOUSLY, adverb With a disposition to hold fast what is possessed. 1. Adhesively. 2. Obstinately; with firm adherence.
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