Persistent and Willing

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Persistent adjective - Continuing despite difficulties, opposition, or discouragement.

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Willing and persistent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Willing" instead an adjective "Persistent".

Willing adjective - Having a desire or inclination (as for a specified course of action).

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Persistent and willing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Persistent" instead an adjective "Willing".

Nearby Words: will, willingly, willingness, willed

Talbot's persistent, though, and manages to find both Frankenstein's notes, and a scientist willing to use them.

Source: Film / Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
Determined Defeatist: For less-than-willing villains, the Urpneys sure are persistent little buggers at times.

Source: Western Animation / The Dreamstone
Super-Persistent Predator: Kyurem is hunting down Keldeo and is willing to go to the ends of the Unova region to do it.

Source: Anime / Pokémon: Kyurem vs. The Sword of Justice

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