dogged
1[ daw-gid, dog-id ]
/ ˈdɔ gɪd, ˈdɒg ɪd /
adjective
persistent in effort; stubbornly tenacious: a dogged worker.
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Related formsdog·ged·ly, adverbdog·ged·ness, noun
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dogged
/ (ˈdɒɡɪd) /
adjective
obstinately determined; wilful or tenacious
Derived Formsdoggedly, adverbdoggedness, noun
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Word Origin and History for doggedly
dogged
"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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