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Definition of tenaciously adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

tenaciously

adverb
 
/təˈneɪʃəsli/
 
/təˈneɪʃəsli/
(formal)
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  1. in a way that shows that you will not stop holding something or give up something easily; in a determined way
    • Though seriously ill, he still clings tenaciously to life.
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