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doggedness

[daw-gid, dog-id]

adjective

persistent in effort; stubbornly tenacious: a dogged worker.

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

Related forms

dog·ged·ly, adverb

dog·ged·ness, noun

Synonyms
mulish, inflexible, unyielding. See stubborn.

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dogged (ˈdɒɡɪd)

—*adj*
	obstinately determined; wilful or tenacious

'doggedly

—*adv*

'doggedness

—n

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