perseverant
adjUS /pɚsɪˈvɪɹənt/ · UK /pəsɪˈvɪəɹənt/
Etymology From Middle English perseveraunt, from Middle French perseverant, from Latin persevērāns, present participle of persevērō.
1
Enduring; persistent, resistant.
- He was clumsy and struggling but perseverant, determined to accomplish the task he had set himself, and his keenness affronted Crystal.2023, H. Gareth Gavin, Never Was, Cipher Press, page 121:
- Derived terms
- imperseverant