執拗(しつよう)

しつよう
na-adjective
persistent; tenacious; relentless
1. persistent; tenacious; relentless
continuing firmly despite opposition or difficulty, often with a negative nuance
執拗(しつよう)に追(お)い回(まわ)された。
I was relentlessly pursued.
彼(かれ)は執拗(しつよう)に質問(しつもん)を繰(く)り返(かえ)した。
He persistently repeated his questions.
執拗(しつよう)な勧誘(かんゆう)に困(こま)っている。
I'm troubled by the persistent solicitation.

NUANCE:
執拗(しつよう) often carries a negative connotation of being annoyingly persistent or obsessive. It suggests continuing to do something despite others wishing you would stop.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 執拗(しつよう)な攻撃(こうげき) - relentless attack
  • 執拗(しつよう)な追跡(ついせき) - persistent pursuit
  • 執拗(しつよう)に迫(せま)る - to press relentlessly

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 粘(ねば)り強(づよ)い - persistent (more positive)
  • しつこい - persistent, nagging (colloquial)
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Added 2026.1.28 8:50
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