that does not stop holding something or give up something easily; determined (Oxford)
continuing to exist, have influence, etc. for longer than you might expect (Oxford)
holding tightly onto something, or keeping an opinion in a determined way (Cambridge)
She's a tenacious woman. She never gives up. (Oxford)
The party has kept its tenacious hold on power for more than twenty years. (Oxford)
The baby took my finger in its tenacious little fist. (Cambridge)
tenacious woman
tenacious hold
tenacious little fist
Persistent
Solid
Weak
Loose
Tenaciously