Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Obstinate.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective obsolete Pertinacious.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective obsolete
pertinacious
Etymologies
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Examples
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I watched the stream on CN N and saw respectful people ask pertinate questions which were appropriate.
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I want to watch an event from beginning to end, see all the competitors and the only commentary I want to hear is that which is pertinate to the event itself give by experts in that event and not some TV “personality”.
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