doggedly

[daw-gid-lee, dog-id‐]

adverb

1. in a persistent or tenacious manner.

   She worked doggedly and tirelessly, overseeing nearly every aspect of the show.

Word History and Origins

Origin of doggedly¹

dogged ¹ ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

She was also the star who most doggedly and forcefully created her public image.

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The right-hander has doggedly dominated his way through Ashes series for 15 years.

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From “Civil War” to “Game Night,” Plemons has a knack for playing characters who are doggedly, dangerously obtuse, a key he’s still working in here.

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His department turned Marx’s informant into a ghost, shuttling him between facilities under a series of fake names, as Marx tried doggedly to find him.

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It had been at Mills that violinist David Harrington, leader of Kronos, doggedly convinced a reluctant Riley to write a string quartet.

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