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Pertinacious vs Determined - What's the difference?

pertinacious | determined |

As adjectives the difference between pertinacious and determined

is that pertinacious is holding tenaciously to an opinion or purpose while determined is decided; resolute, possessing much determination.

As a verb determined is

past tense of determine.

pertinacious

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Holding tenaciously to an opinion or purpose.
  • * 1884', , "The Path of Duty" in ''The English Illustrated Magazine'' ' 2 (15): 240–256.
  • *:He would really have to make up his mind to care for his wife or not to care for her. What would Lady Vandeleur say to one alternative, and what would little Joscelind say to the other? That is what it was to have a pertinacious father and to be an accommodating son.
  • Stubbornly resolute or tenacious.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Related terms

    * pertinaciousness * pertinacity

    determined

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Decided; resolute, possessing much determination.
    • I'm determined to get a good grade in my exam.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (determine)

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