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Insistent vs Tenacious - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between insistent and tenacious

is that insistent is standing or resting on something while tenacious is clinging to an object or surface; adhesive.

insistent

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Standing or resting on something.
  • Urgent in dwelling upon anything; persistent in urging or maintaining.
  • Extorting]] attention or notice; coercively [[stare, staring or prominent; vivid; intense.
  • (ornithology) Standing on end: specifically said of the hind toe of a bird when its base is inserted so high on the shank that only its tip touches the ground: correlated with incumbent.
  • Derived terms

    * insistently

    References

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    tenacious

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • clinging to an object or surface; adhesive
  • unwilling to yield or give up; dogged
  • holding together; cohesive
  • having a good memory; retentive
  • Synonyms

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