執 拗(しつよう)

しつよう

na-adjective

persistent; tenacious; relentless

formalpersonality descriptive

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.

Usage

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)

Related Words

Compare: 粘(ねば)り強(づよ)い (persistent)

Compare: しつこい (persistent, nagging)

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Added 2026.1.28 8:50 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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