questioning vs tenacious

questioning

noun
  • Interrogation. 

  • The action of asking questions; a survey; an inquiry. 

  • The act of challenging, wondering, and doubting. 

adj
  • Unsure of one's sexual orientation and/or gender identity. 

  • Characterized by questions, inquisitiveness, doubt, or wonder. 

tenacious

adj
  • Unwilling to yield or give up; dogged. 

  • Having a good memory; retentive. 

  • Holding together; cohesive. 

  • Clinging to an object or surface; adhesive. 

How often have the words questioning and tenacious occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )