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

Other Word Forms

• doggedly adverb
• doggedness 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

Not as someone with a shred of sympathy, or as a dogged and scrupulous seeker of truth and justice.

From Los Angeles Times

It was a real dogged performance and he was at the heart of it.

From BBC

Through the years, he has been dogged by high walk rates and inefficient outings and a tendency to simply waste too many pitches.

From Los Angeles Times

The Acute Mental Health Inpatient Centre opened just six years ago at a cost of £33m, but has been dogged with issues.

From BBC

Swinney will not want to be dogged with questions about this – he will know he needs to come to a firm and final position swiftly.

From BBC

Related Words

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