dogged¹

[daw-gid, dog-id]

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adjective

persistent in effort; stubbornly tenacious: a dogged worker.

Origin of dogged¹

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

Related formsdog·ged·ly, adverbdog·ged·ness, noun

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mulish, inflexible, unyielding. See stubborn.

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Examples from the Web for doggedly

Contemporary Examples

And never have I met a group of people as doggedly convinced that their opinion is “objectively” correct as gamers.
It's Dangerous to Go Alone: Why Are Gamers So Angry?
Arthur Chu
August 28, 2014
But it is doggedly, almost deliberately mediocre in every way.
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Andrew Romano
June 20, 2014
But the Hasidic communities that doggedly stick to a living, breathing Yiddish use different dialects.
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Daniel Gross
May 31, 2013
The producer, Jonathan Koch, doggedly badgered her into taking the part.
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Kevin Fallon
May 24, 2013
As the war effort turned sour, Lieberman doggedly argued for staying the course.
Joe Lieberman’s Slow-Motion Divorce From the Democratic Party
Howard Kurtz
July 18, 2012

Historical Examples

"It isn't my place to ask questions," retorted Stoliker doggedly.
In the Midst of Alarms
Robert Barr
"I ought to find the connection and explode it," repeated Caradoc doggedly.
The Cruise of the Dry Dock
T. S. Stribling
"You can get what satisfaction you like out of it," he said doggedly.
The Avenger
E. Phillips Oppenheim
I expected reproaches and was doggedly prepared to meet them.
Kent Knowles: Quahaug
Joseph C. Lincoln
Garth listened in silence, and then slunk off doggedly to the smithy.
The Shadow of a Crime
Hall Caine

British Dictionary definitions for doggedly

dogged

adjective

obstinately determined; wilful or tenacious

Derived Formsdoggedly, adverbdoggedness, noun

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for doggedly

dogged

adj.

"having the qualities of a dog" (mostly in a negative sense), c.1300, from dog (n.). Meaning "persistent" is from 1779. Hence doggedly (late 14c.), "cruelly, maliciously;" later "with a dog's persistence" (1773). Related: Doggedness.

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Examples from the Web for doggedly

Contemporary Examples

And never have I met a group of people as doggedly convinced that their opinion is “objectively” correct as gamers.

But it is doggedly, almost deliberately mediocre in every way.

But the Hasidic communities that doggedly stick to a living, breathing Yiddish use different dialects.

The producer, Jonathan Koch, doggedly badgered her into taking the part.

As the war effort turned sour, Lieberman doggedly argued for staying the course.

Historical Examples

"It isn't my place to ask questions," retorted Stoliker doggedly.

"I ought to find the connection and explode it," repeated Caradoc doggedly.

"You can get what satisfaction you like out of it," he said doggedly.

I expected reproaches and was doggedly prepared to meet them.

Garth listened in silence, and then slunk off doggedly to the smithy.

dogged

Word Origin and History for doggedly

dogged

adj.

dogged¹

Origin of dogged¹