dogged

¹

[ daw-gid, dog-id ]

adjective

1. persistent in effort; stubbornly tenacious:

   a dogged worker.

   Synonyms: unyielding, inflexible, mulish, persistent

dogged

²

[ dawgd, dogd ]

adjective

, Southern U.S.

1. doggoned; damned; confounded:

   Well, I'll be dogged!

dogged

/ ˈdɒɡɪd /

adjective

1. obstinately determined; wilful or tenacious

Derived Forms

• ˈdoggedness, noun
• ˈdoggedly, adverb

Other Words From

• dog·ged·ly adverb
• dog·ged·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of dogged¹

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English: “having characteristics of a dog”; dog, -ed ³

Synonym Study

See stubborn.

Example Sentences

A dogged researcher and gifted writer, Philipps turns the story of Gallagher’s rise, his alleged war crimes and the botched Navy prosecution into an infuriating, fast-paced thriller.

From Washington Post

Much of her early work was met with intense skepticism, but that only made Rubin, who died in 2016 at age 88, a more dogged data collector.

From Science News

In his dogged determination to prove the existence of a thing, his explanation for why such a thing might exist — if indeed it does — is left wanting.

From Washington Post

It reminds us that the media exerts its influence not only through insightful reporting and editorial clarity but also through dogged persistence, hammering facts into the public mind until they can’t be ignored.

From Washington Post

A dogged but difficult reporter, he pushed deadlines, endlessly reworked his stories and wrote opinion pieces that, some of his bosses said, sullied the newspaper’s reputation for dispassionate journalism.

From Washington Post

Figuring how to train Iraqi forces has dogged the United States since the 2003 invasion.

From The Daily Beast

Identity issues seem to have dogged Otis since his troubles began.

From The Daily Beast

Those allegations and subsequent evidence for their validity dogged Driscoll throughout 2014.

From The Daily Beast

Allegations of sexual misconduct have dogged Carl DeMaio since he entered politics.

From The Daily Beast

Further, DeMaio has been a dogged fundraiser and had $1.4 million on hand in his most recent FEC filing.

From The Daily Beast

"It's dogged as does it," is not only the maxim of agricultural labourers in remote country districts.

From Project Gutenberg

Wallace, the last centre of opposition, was a fugitive, dogged by emissaries of the English King.

From Project Gutenberg

Fortunately for him his dogged character and his fighting record attracted the First Consul's attention.

From Project Gutenberg

He trudged across burning lava on which his feet left their imprint; he had the appearance of a desperately dogged traveller.

From Project Gutenberg

For a sort of dogged determination to go through with it all, at any cost, braced her to her final effort.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• hard-nosed
• indefatigable
• relentless
• resolute
• single-minded
• staunch
• steadfast
• stubborn
• tenacious
• unflagging
• unshakable
• unyielding