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dogged

1

[ daw-gid, dog-id ]

adjective

  1. persistent in effort; stubbornly tenacious:

    a dogged worker.

    Synonyms: unyielding, inflexible, mulish, persistent



dogged

2

[ dawgd, dogd ]

adjective

, Southern U.S.
  1. doggoned; damned; confounded:

    Well, I'll be dogged!

dogged

/ ˈdɒɡɪd /

adjective

  1. obstinately determined; wilful or tenacious


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Derived Forms

  • ˈdoggedly, adverb
  • ˈdoggedness, noun

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Other Words From

  • dog·ged·ly adverb
  • dog·ged·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of dogged1

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English: “having characteristics of a dog”; dog, -ed 3

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Example Sentences

Figuring how to train Iraqi forces has dogged the United States since the 2003 invasion.

Identity issues seem to have dogged Otis since his troubles began.

Those allegations and subsequent evidence for their validity dogged Driscoll throughout 2014.

Allegations of sexual misconduct have dogged Carl DeMaio since he entered politics.

Further, DeMaio has been a dogged fundraiser and had $1.4 million on hand in his most recent FEC filing.

"It's dogged as does it," is not only the maxim of agricultural labourers in remote country districts.

Wallace, the last centre of opposition, was a fugitive, dogged by emissaries of the English King.

Fortunately for him his dogged character and his fighting record attracted the First Consul's attention.

He trudged across burning lava on which his feet left their imprint; he had the appearance of a desperately dogged traveller.

For a sort of dogged determination to go through with it all, at any cost, braced her to her final effort.

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