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dogged
adjective dog·ged \ˈdȯ-gəd\
: having or showing the attitude of a person who wants to do or get something and will not stop trying : stubborn and determined
Full Definition of DOGGED
: marked by stubborn determination <a dogged competitor> <dogged devotion>
— dog·ged·ly adverb
— dog·ged·ness noun
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First Known Use of DOGGED
1653
Related to DOGGED
- Synonyms
- persistent, insistent, patient, persevering, pertinacious, tenacious
Synonym Discussion of DOGGED
obstinate, dogged, stubborn, pertinacious, mulish mean fixed and unyielding in course or purpose. obstinate implies usually an unreasonable persistence <an obstinate proponent of conspiracy theories>. dogged suggests an admirable often tenacious and unwavering persistence <pursued the story with dogged perseverance>. stubborn implies sturdiness in resisting change which may or may not be admirable <a person too stubborn to admit error>. pertinacious suggests an annoying or irksome persistence <a pertinacious salesclerk refusing to take no for an answer>. mulish implies a thoroughly unreasonable obstinacy <a mulish determination to have his own way>.
DOGGED Defined for Kids
dogged
adjective dog·ged \ˈdȯ-gəd\
Definition of DOGGED for Kids
: stubbornly determined <He continued his dogged search for the truth.>
— dog·ged·ly adverb <“And I'm doing it for their sakes,” she told herself doggedly … — Mary Norton, The Borrowers>
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