determined
adjective
resolute; staunch.
determinedness
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a word derived from
determined.
Example Sentences
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“I admired her strength, the determinedness with which she spoke, never letting herself be fazed by the assembly of bishops. She said what she wanted to say,” Francis said.
From Time ● Aug. 29, 2016
It’s this grim determinedness, though, that has him on the verge of becoming perhaps the greatest college football coach in the history of the sport.
From Slate ● Jan. 1, 2016
Mr Newman is now relying on "determinedness" to finish his creation, but he is concerned about the space the processor, which is 2m high, will take up.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2015
And his face was dreadful to see in its hideous determinedness.
From Bob, Son of Battle by Alfred Ollivant
Softly, impalpably, with both the graciousness of a host and the determinedness of an intruder who will not be gainsaid, the first rays of morning light filtered into the mist.
From Over the Pass by Frederick Palmer
