kəʊˈhɪəɹənt koːˈhiɹənt koʊˈhɛɹənt ˈdɒɡɪd ˈdɔɡɪd ˈdʊə ˈdʊɹ pɚˈsɪstənt pəˈsɪstənt ˌpɜːtɪˈneɪʃəs pɝtn̩ˈeɪʃəs təˈneɪʃəs sticking together two coherent sheets tenacious burrs good at remembering a retentive mind tenacious memory stubbornly unyielding dogged persistence dour determination the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it men tenacious of opinion