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dogged

1 American  
[daw-gid, dog-id] / ˈdɔ gɪd, ˈdɒg ɪd /

adjective

  1. persistent in effort; stubbornly tenacious.

    a dogged worker.

    Synonyms:
    unyielding, inflexible, mulish, persistent

dogged 2 American  
[dawgd, dogd] / dɔgd, dɒgd /

adjective

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

    Well, I'll be dogged!


dogged British  
/ ˈdɒɡɪd /

adjective

  1. obstinately determined; wilful or tenacious

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Related Words

See stubborn.

Other Word Forms

  • doggedly adverb
  • doggedness noun

Etymology

Origin of dogged

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

Example Sentences

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Great assist but also showing that dogged side to his game that he developed at Wolves and brings that to this side still trying to chase down Arsenal.

From BBC

Miriam is vivacious and energetic but dogged by an unexplained sin from her earlier life—a sin that vests itself in the sinister person of her “model.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Warner’s reversal is the latest twist in Hollywood’s biggest auction in years — and five months after Paramount Chairman David Ellison began his dogged pursuit of the larger media company.

From Los Angeles Times

Though lingering rumors dogged him, Bell was never charged.

From Literature

But the process has been dogged by disagreements and the electoral board has revoked the TPLF's licence - meaning it cannot contest the upcoming elections.

From BBC