dogged

[ daw-gid, dog-id ]

/ ˈdɔ gɪd, ˈdɒg ɪd /

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adjective

persistent in effort; stubbornly tenacious: a dogged worker.

Nearby words

doge, dogey, dogface, dogfight, dogfish, dogged, dogger, dogger bank, doggerel, doggery, doggett's coat and badge race

Origin of dogged

1275–1325; Middle English: having characteristics of a dog; see dog, -ed³

SYNONYMS FOR dogged

mulish, inflexible, unyielding. See stubborn.

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Related forms

dog·ged·ly, adverbdog·ged·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for doggedly

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As the war effort turned sour, Lieberman doggedly argued for staying the course.
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"We have a passport, and will leave the town," answered the merchant, doggedly.
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The thing can be explained in no other way,” said her husband, doggedly, “if he was weel and in sound mind.
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"Him," answered Mr. Hargraves, doggedly, with another jerk of his head towards the trainer's abode.
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But I was doggedly determined that she should make some man happy.
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British Dictionary definitions for doggedly

dogged

/ (ˈdɒɡɪd) /

adjective

obstinately determined; wilful or tenacious

Derived Forms

doggedly, adverbdoggedness, noun

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