Question

My brother clung ___ to his belief that Alfred Hitchwingspan was the greatest film director of all time.


A.
coherently

B.
ineptly

C.
pertinaciously

D.
stringently

Answer 1

coherent

adjective
1.
logically connected; consistent:
a coherent argument.
2.
having a natural or due agreement of parts; harmonious:
a coherent design.
3.
cohering; sticking together:
a coherent mass of sticky candies.
4.
Physics, Optics. of or relating to waves that maintain a fixed phase relationship, as in coherent light, or light in which the electromagnetic waves maintain a fixed and predictable phase relationship with each other over a period of time.
See also laser.

Answer 2

inept

adjective
1.
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
He is inept at mechanical tasks. She is inept at dealing with people.
2.
generally awkward or clumsy; haplessly incompetent.
3.
inappropriate; unsuitable; out of place.
4.
absurd or foolish:
an inept remark.

Answer 3

stringent


adjective
1.
rigorously binding or exacting; strict; severe:
stringent laws.
2.
compelling, constraining, or urgent:
stringent necessity.
3.
convincing or forcible:
stringent arguments.
4.
(of the money market) characterized by a shortage in money for loan or investment purposes; tight.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

You didn't put "pertinaciously"'s definition.

Answer 6

pertinacious


adjective
1.
holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute.
2.
stubborn or obstinate.
3.
extremely or objectionably persistent:
a pertinacious salesman from whom I could not escape.

Answer 7

@EclipsedStar

Answer 8

So, any ideas so far?

Answer 9

i think it may be ineptly

Answer 10

not to sure tho.

Answer 11

That is incorrect. It is close, but that is more to logic than belief.

Answer 12

ok so maybe stringently

Answer 13

That is also incorrect. Which definition is more to opinions and beliefs?

Answer 14

so pertinacious

Answer 15

yes