"tenaciously" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /təˈneɪʃəsli/ Forms: more tenaciously [comparative], most tenaciously [superlative]
Etymology: From tenacious + -ly. Etymology templates: {{af|en|tenacious|-ly|id2=adverbial}} tenacious + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} tenaciously (comparative more tenaciously, superlative most tenaciously)
  1. In a tenacious manner. Translations (in a tenacious manner): tenaçment (Catalan), tenazmente (Spanish), вперто (vperto) (Ukrainian), наполегливо (napolehlyvo) (Ukrainian)
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