Pértinax, pen. cor. pertinâcis. pen. prod, om. gen. Plaut.That holdeth fast and wil not let go. Pertinax, aliquando in bonam partem accipitur. Li. Continuing or abiding constantly: constant in his purpose.Vicit omnia pertinax virtus.Vertue constant, and continuing in goodnesse onercommeth al things.Pertinax recti. Tacit, That will not depart from righte and honestie. Pertinax, in malam partem.Cic.Stubborne: obstinate: opinatiue: stiffe in opinion.Pertinax in disserendo vel disputando. Ci. Stiffe in his opinion in reasoning.Pertinax in rem aliquam. Sen. Ludere pertinax. Hor. Continuing stiffely to play. Certamen pertinax.Liu.An obstinate sight where neither part wil giue ouer.Pertinax prælium.Liu. Idem. Digitus malè pertinax. Hor. A singer that did not hold fast.Disputationes in disputando pertinaces.Cic.Dolor pertinax, Sen.A constant and continual sorrowe.Fama pertinax. Plin. A constant brute or fame that alwaye continueth.Odium pertinax. Plin. Mortall and obstiuate hatred.Pietas pertinax. Martial. Sermo lenis minimeq; pertinax. Cice. Milde talke, and not shewing stiffenesse in opinion.Studium pertinax. Quint. Continuall studie.Pertinacissimus fueris, si in eo perstiteris, ad corpus ea quæ dixi referre.Cic.
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per-tĭnax, ācis, adj. [tenax], that holds fast, that clings firmly, very tenacious.I.Lit. (only poet. and in post-Aug. prose): digitus male pertinax, Hor. C. 1, 9, 24: ales unguibus pertinax, App. Flor. p. 366: tenaxne pater ejus est? Ph. Pater immo edepol pertinax, exceedingly avaricious, Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 39.—B.Transf., that lasts long, very durable: spiritus, Plin. 10, 29, 43, 81: siligo in Allobrogum agro pertinax, id. 18, 8, 20, 85.—II.Trop., firm, constant, steadfast, persevering, unyielding; in a bad sense, obstinate, pertinacious, stubborn (cf. pervicax); constr. absol., with in and abl.; also (rare and not ante-Aug.) with in and acc., adversus and acc., ad and acc.; also (post-Aug.) with gen., Att. ap. Non. 433, 6 sq.: concertationes in disputando pertinaces, Cic. Fin. 1, 8, 27 sq.: pertinacissimus fueris, si, etc., id. ib. 2, 33, 107: valde pertinax, id. ib. 2, 3, 9: pertinax fama, Plin. 24, 17, 101, 159: studium, Quint. Inst. prooem.: certamen, Liv. 2, 40: stare pertinaci statu, Gell. 2, 1, 2: octoginta milia fortissimae pertinacissimaeque in retinendis armis juventutis, Vell. 2, 27, 1: pertinax virtus, Liv. 25, 14: pertinax adversus temerarios impetus, id. 28, 22, 14: pertinacior in repugnando, id. 29, 33: pertinax ad obtinendam injuriam, id. 29, 1, 17: in quod coepit pertinax et intenta, Sen. Ira, 1, 1, 2.—(b).Poet., with inf.: fortuna ... Ludum insolentem ludere pertinax, Hor. C. 3, 29, 51.—(g). With gen.: justitiae, App. Mag. p. 338, 34: irae, Val. Max. 6, 3, 3.—Hence, adv.: pertĭnācĭter. A.Very fast or firmly, very tenaciously, persistently: haec ipsa magis pertinaciter haerent, quo deteriora sunt, Quint. 1, 1, 5; Suet. Tib. 74: pertinacius resistere, Plin. 16, 43, 83, 227: pertinacissime retinere, id. 33, 6, 32, 100. —B.Constantly, firmly, steadily, perseveringly; obstinately, stubbornly, pertinaciously: pertinaciter liberalibus studiis deditus, Suet. Claud. 40 fin.: pertinaciter in aliquā re manere, Varr. R. R. 1, 20: pertinaciter offensus, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 23, 1: contendere, Suet. Caes. 1: studere, Sen. Ep. 5, 1.—Comp.: pertinacius insequi, Hirt. B. G. 8, 13.—Sup.: pertinacissime pabulo abstinere, Suet. Caes. 81 med.; id. Ner. 56.—III. Pertĭnax, ācis, m., surname of the emperor P. Helvius, who succeeded Commodus on the throne, Capitol. Pert. 1; Aur. Vict. Epit. 18.