dogged

[daw-gid, dog-id]

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adjective

persistent in effort; stubbornly tenacious: a dogged worker.

Origin of dogged

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

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

Synonyms for dogged

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mulish, inflexible, unyielding. See stubborn.

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Related Words for doggedness

stamina, pertinacity, tenacity

Examples from the Web for doggedness

Contemporary Examples of doggedness

The story is a classic of doggedness, cleverness, and a little luck.
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To a stranger listening to a story that sounded like another Plagues of Egypt, their doggedness seemed inexplicable.
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Lund loses her identity amid her doggedness to pursue the killer.
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This fearlessness and doggedness makes him a natural soul mate of The Daily Beast.
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Historical Examples of doggedness

"It was as good as suicide," insisted the General, with doggedness.
The Market-Place
Harold Frederic
And yet, somehow, the British doggedness does not always answer.
The Christmas Books
William Makepeace Thackeray
The sinister look in the eyes, the doggedness of the face did not change.
The Boy Scouts Book of Campfire Stories
Various
“I want to do it,” replied Miss Ramsbotham, a note of doggedness in her voice.
Tommy and Co.
Jerome K. Jerome
He was then so near home that the impulse of doggedness kept him on foot.
The Dust Flower
Basil King

British Dictionary definitions for doggedness

dogged

adjective

obstinately determined; wilful or tenacious

Derived Formsdoggedly, adverbdoggedness, noun

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Word Origin and History for doggedness

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.