: marked by stubborn determination
Synonyms
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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
Example Sentences
Her dogged efforts eventually paid off.
a dogged pursuit of power
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Helmed by Stephen Frears, the comedy stars Sally Hawkins as a dogged historian on a quest to uncover the remains of King Richard III.
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The two towns have long been at the center of fighting as Russia has sought to extend its control of the region, with Ukrainian troops putting up dogged resistance.
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The two towns have long been at the center of fighting as Russia has sought to extend its control of the region, with Ukrainian troops putting up dogged resistance.
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Ukraine might not be in the queue to join NATO right now, but its dogged resistance has accelerated its prospect of joining the European Union and further unmooring itself from the Russian orbit.
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This long and dogged trail led them to Corbett’s address in Delaware, outside their jurisdiction, and to the office door of FBI Special Agent Archer.
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Our dogged defense attorney (Matthew Rhys) is on the case as this reimagining of the classic courtroom drama returns for Season 2.
—Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2023
And his move to rein in the judiciary set off the unusually large and dogged protest movement now gripping the country, prompted fears for Israeli democracy and led some major business leaders to announce plans to divest.
—Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2023
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Word History
Etymology
see dog entry 1
First Known Use
1700, in the meaning defined above
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Someone who’s dogged is stubbornly persistent. In the old Looney Tunes cartoons, Wile E. Coyote’s pursuit of the Road Runner is dogged. He simply will not give up.
You can see the word dog within the word dogged. It’s no trick. If you’re dogged, you are as obstinate and tenacious as a dog who smells a bone. An earlier definition of this adjective was more general, meaning «having the qualities of a dog.» Today, though, if someone describes you as dogged, they simply mean that you won’t stop until you get what you want.
Definitions of dogged
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adjective
stubbornly unyielding
“dogged persistence”
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synonyms:
dour, persistent, pertinacious, tenacious, unyielding
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obstinate, stubborn, unregenerate
tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
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obstinate, stubborn, unregenerate
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упорный, упрямый, настойчивый, чертовский
прилагательное ↓
- упрямый, упорный
dogged resolution — твёрдая решимость 
dogged work — упорная работа
to meet with a dogged resistance — натолкнуться на упорное сопротивление
- редк. угрюмый
it’s dogged (that) does it — упорство приносит победу
наречие
- эмоц.-усил. чертовски, адски
Мои примеры
Словосочетания
stubborn / dogged defence — упорная защита
firm / great / unflinching / unyielding / dogged determination — твёрдая решимость
dogged / firm / stubborn insistence — упорная настойчивость
dogged / relentless pursuit — неослабевающие гонения (на кого-л.)
it is dogged that does it — терпение и труд все перетрут; повторенье — мать ученья
it’s dogged does it — упорство приносит победу
it’s dogged that does it — упорство приносит победу
dogged by misfortune — преследуемый несчастьями
dogged end — захваченный конец
dogged insistence — настойчивое требование
Примеры с переводом
Her dogged efforts eventually paid off.
Её настойчивые усилия в конце концов принесли свои плоды.
He was dogged by bad luck.
Его преследовала неудача.
It’s dogged that does it. посл.
Терпение и труд все перетрут.
He dogged her every move.
Он следил за каждым её движением.
He has been dogged by injury all season.
Весь сезон его преследовали травмы.
Creditors dogged him until he finally paid his bills.
Кредиторы преследовали его, пока он всё-таки не заплатил по счетам.
‘Why can’t I come?’ repeated Will with dogged persistence.
— Почему я не могу прийти? — с упрямой настойчивостью повторил Уилл.
He admired her dogged persistence in pursuing the job.
Он восхищался её чертовским упорством при выполнении этой работы.
Возможные однокоренные слова
dog — собака, пес, собачка, кобель, псина, зажим, преследовать, выслеживать
doggedly — упорно
doggedness — упрямство, упорство
English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From the verb to dog.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation): IPA(key): /dɒɡd/
- (US): enPR: dôgd, IPA(key): /dɔɡd/
- (cot-caught merger) IPA(key): /dɑɡd/
- Rhymes: -ɒɡd, -ɔɡd, -ɑɡd
Verb[edit]
dogged
- simple past tense and past participle of dog
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1903, Samuel Butler, The Way of All Flesh:
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At night proctors patrolled the street and dogged your steps if you tried to go into any haunt where the presence of vice was suspected.
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2019 December 4, Richard Clinnick, “New Trains Special”, in Rail, page 16:
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They will replace the four five-car Class 180 Adelantes […] that have been dogged by poor reliability.
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Etymology 2[edit]
From Middle English dogged, doggid, doggyd (“characteristics similar to that of a dog”), equivalent to dog + -ed.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation): enPR: dŏg’ĭd, IPA(key): /ˈdɒɡɪd/
- (US): enPR: dôg’ĭd, IPA(key): /ˈdɔɡɪd/
- Rhymes: -ɒɡɪd, -ɔɡɪd
Adjective[edit]
dogged (comparative more dogged, superlative most dogged)
- stubbornly persevering, steadfast
- Synonyms: committed, determined, persistent, steadfast, tenacious; see also Thesaurus:obstinate
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1900 April 7, Jack London, “To the Man on Trail”, in The Son of the Wolf: Tales of the Far North, Boston, Mass.; New York, N.Y.: Houghton, Mifflin and Company […], →OCLC, page 114:
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Still, the dogged obstinacy of his race held him to the pace he had set, and would hold him till he dropped in his tracks.
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1941, Emily Carr, chapter 18, in Klee Wyck[1]:
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Rushing out to the point above the reef, we watched the conflict between canoe and sea. When the man reached the gas boat, the screams of the boy stopped. With great risk they loaded the canoe till she began to take water. The boy bailed furiously. The long dogged pull of the man’s oars challenged death inch by inch, wave by wave.
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2004, Chris Wallace, Character: Profiles in Presidential Courage:
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It had taken nine years from the evening that Truman first showed up with a pie plate at her mother’s door, but his dogged perseverance eventually won him the hand of his boyhood Sunday school crush.
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2021 March 5, quoting Matt Hancock, “Mystery person with Brazil variant found thanks to dogged determination, says Matt Hancock”, in The Guardian[2], →ISSN:
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Using the latest technology, and with the dogged determination of our testing and tracing scheme, we’ve successfully identified the person in question.
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Derived terms[edit]
- doggedly (adverb)
- doggedness (noun)
Translations[edit]
stubbornly persevering, steadfast
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 持續不懈／持续不懈, 持续不懈 (chíxù bùxiè)
- Bulgarian: твърдоглав (bg) (tvǎrdoglav)
- Dutch: hardnekkig (nl), verbeten (nl)
- Finnish: sinnikäs (fi), hellittämätön (fi), peräänantamaton (fi)
- French: tenace (fr), opiniâtre (fr), obstiné (fr)
- German: beharrlich (de), hartnäckig (de), stur (de), zäh (de), verbissen (de)
- Italian: tenace (it)
- Latin: pervicax
- Maori: whakakiriūka, kiriūka, pikoni, manawaroa, pūkeke
- Portuguese: perseverante (pt), tenaz (pt), obstinado (pt)
- Romanian: perseverent (ro), tenace (ro)
- Russian: настырный (ru) m (nastyrnyj), упёртый (ru) m (upjórtyj)
- Scottish Gaelic: leanailteach
- Spanish: obstinado (es), tenaz (es), perseverante (es)
Adverb[edit]
dogged (not comparable)
- (dated, slang) very
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1918, Ethel Penman Hope, Dr. Paul, page 127:
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«I’m afraid I’ve given him a heap of trouble. You see,» he explained, looking at Paul critically, «I never thought of eating before I left town, and one gets so dogged hungry, you know walking. I say it is a long tramp, isn’t it?»
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dog·ged
(dô′gĭd, dŏg′ĭd)
adj.
Stubbornly persevering; tenacious: «two warring ideals in one dark body, whose dogged strength alone keeps it from being torn asunder» (W.E.B. Du Bois).
dog′ged·ly adv.
dog′ged·ness n.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
dogged
(ˈdɒɡɪd)
adj
obstinately determined; wilful or tenacious
ˈdoggedly adv
ˈdoggedness n
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
dog•ged
(ˈdɔ gɪd, ˈdɒg ɪd)
adj.
persistent in effort; stubbornly tenacious.
[1770–80]
dog′ged•ly, adv.
dog′ged•ness, n.
Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Adj. | 1. |  dogged — stubbornly unyielding; «dogged persistence»; «dour determination»; «the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics»; «a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it»- T.S.Eliot; «men tenacious of opinion» |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
dogged
adjective determined, steady, persistent, stubborn, firm, staunch, persevering, resolute, single-minded, tenacious, steadfast, unyielding, obstinate, indefatigable, immovable, stiff-necked, unshakable, unflagging, pertinacious through sheer dogged determination
hesitant, unsteady, undetermined, irresolute, half-hearted
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
dogged
adjective
Tenaciously unwilling to yield:
bullheaded, hardheaded, headstrong, mulish, obstinate, pertinacious, perverse, pigheaded, stiff-necked, tenacious, willful.
The American Heritage® Roget’s Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
مَثابِر، مُصِر، عَنيد
houževnatýurputný
hårdnakketstædig
òrjóskur, òrár
urputný
azimliinatçıtuttuğunu koparan
Collins Spanish Dictionary — Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
dogged
[ˈdɒgɪd] adj (= resolute) [determination] → obstiné(e)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
dogged
[ˈdɒgɪd] adj → tenace, accanito/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
dog
(dog) noun
a domestic, meat-eating animal related to the wolf and fox.
adjective
(usually of members of the dog family) male. a dog-fox.
verb – past tense, past participle dogged –
to follow closely as a dog does. She dogged his footsteps.
dogged (ˈdogid) adjective
keeping on at what one is doing in a determined and persistent manner. his dogged perseverance.
ˈdoggedly (-gid-) adverb
He went doggedly on with his work despite the interruptions.
ˈdoggedness (-gid-) nounˈdog-biscuit noun
a small hard biscuit fed to dogs.
ˈdog collar
1. a stiff round collar worn by a clergyman.
2. a collar around a dog’s neck.
ˈdog-eared adjective
(of a book) having the pages turned down at the corner. dog-eared volumes; Several pages were dog-eared.
ˌdog-ˈtired adjective
very tired. I’m dog-tired this morning after sitting up all night in the train.
a dog’s life
a wretched existence. He leads a dog’s life.
go to the dogs
to be ruined, especially to ruin oneself.
in the doghouse
in disgrace. He forgot his wife’s birthday, so he’s in the doghouse.
not a dog’s chance
no chance at all. He hasn’t a dog’s chance of getting a ticket.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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adjective
persistent in effort; stubbornly tenacious: a dogged worker.
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Origin of dogged
1
First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English: “having characteristics of a dog”; see dog, -ed3
synonym study for dogged
OTHER WORDS FROM dogged
dog·ged·ly, adverbdog·ged·ness, noun
Words nearby dogged
dogfight, dogfish, dog flea, dog fouling, dog fox, dogged, doggedly, doggedness, dogger, Dogger Bank, doggerel
Other definitions for dogged (2 of 2)
dogged2
[ dawgd, dogd ]
/ dɔgd, dɒgd /
adjective Southern U.S.
doggoned; damned; confounded: Well, I’ll be dogged!
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Words related to dogged
hard-nosed, indefatigable, relentless, resolute, single-minded, staunch, steadfast, stubborn, tenacious, unflagging, unshakable, unyielding, firm, obstinate, persevering, steady, unbending, adamant, bullheaded, hardheaded
How to use dogged in a sentence
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A dogged researcher and gifted writer, Philipps turns the story of Gallagher’s rise, his alleged war crimes and the botched Navy prosecution into an infuriating, fast-paced thriller.
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Much of her early work was met with intense skepticism, but that only made Rubin, who died in 2016 at age 88, a more dogged data collector.
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In his dogged determination to prove the existence of a thing, his explanation for why such a thing might exist — if indeed it does — is left wanting.
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It reminds us that the media exerts its influence not only through insightful reporting and editorial clarity but also through dogged persistence, hammering facts into the public mind until they can’t be ignored.
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A dogged but difficult reporter, he pushed deadlines, endlessly reworked his stories and wrote opinion pieces that, some of his bosses said, sullied the newspaper’s reputation for dispassionate journalism.
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Figuring how to train Iraqi forces has dogged the United States since the 2003 invasion.
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Identity issues seem to have dogged Otis since his troubles began.
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Those allegations and subsequent evidence for their validity dogged Driscoll throughout 2014.
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Allegations of sexual misconduct have dogged Carl DeMaio since he entered politics.
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Further, DeMaio has been a dogged fundraiser and had $1.4 million on hand in his most recent FEC filing.
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«It’s dogged as does it,» is not only the maxim of agricultural labourers in remote country districts.
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Wallace, the last centre of opposition, was a fugitive, dogged by emissaries of the English King.
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Fortunately for him his dogged character and his fighting record attracted the First Consul’s attention.
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He trudged across burning lava on which his feet left their imprint; he had the appearance of a desperately dogged traveller.
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For a sort of dogged determination to go through with it all, at any cost, braced her to her final effort.
British Dictionary definitions for dogged
adjective
obstinately determined; wilful or tenacious
Derived forms of dogged
doggedly, adverbdoggedness, noun
Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
ru
Someone who’s dogged is stubbornly persistent. In the old Looney Tunes cartoons, Wile E. Coyote’s pursuit of the Road Runner is dogged. He simply will not give up.
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v
ru
To pursue with the intent to catch.
v
ru
To follow in an annoying or harassing way.
The woman cursed him so that trouble would dog his every step.
v
ru
To fasten a hatch securely.
It is very important to dog down these hatches…
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v
ru
To watch, or participate, in sexual activity in a public place.
I admit that I like to dog at my local country park.
v
ru
To intentionally restrict one’s productivity as employee; to work at the slowest rate that goes unpunished.
A surprise inspection of the night shift found that some workers were dogging it.
v
ru
To divide (a watch) with a comrade.
adj
ru
Stubbornly persevering, steadfast
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You can see the word dog within the word dogged. It’s no trick. If you’re dogged, you are as obstinate and tenacious as a dog who smells a bone. An earlier definition of this adjective was more general, meaning «having the qualities of a dog.» Today, though, if someone describes you as dogged, they simply mean that you won’t stop until you get what you want.
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WordReference Random House Learner’s Dictionary of American English © 2023 dog•ged1 /ˈdɔgɪd, ˈdɑgɪd/USA pronunciation
dog•ged•ly, adv.: He doggedly insisted he was innocent. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2023 dog•ged1
dog′ged•ly, adv.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: dogged /ˈdɒɡɪd/ adj
WordReference Random House Learner’s Dictionary of American English © 2023 dog /dɔg, dɑg/USA pronunciation
v. [~ + object]
Idioms
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2023 dog
v.t.
dog′less, adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: dog /dɒɡ/ n
vb (dogs, dogging, dogged)(transitive)
adv
‘dogged‘ also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations): |
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Crossword clues for dogged
dogged
- Pursued, being grimly persistent
- Determined to get scrambled egg in terribly odd surroundings
- Followed relentlessly
- Trailed relentlessly
- Totally tenacious
- Tailed relentlessly
- Shadowed relentlessly
- Obstinately determined
- Persevering
- Tenacious
- Showed off
- Followed tenaciously
- Unrelenting
- Stubbornly tenacious
- Resolute, tenacious
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
dogged
adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be dogged by controversy (=cause controversy in a way that is a problem)
▪ Even before it was introduced, the system was dogged by controversy.
be dogged by misfortune (=have a lot of bad luck over a period of time)
▪ The project seemed dogged by misfortune.
dogged persistence
▪ ‘Why can’t I come?’ repeated Will with dogged persistence.
dogged/steely/grim determination (=very strong determination)
▪ As a politician she was known for her dogged determination.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
determination
▪ It will take more than a streak of dogged determination to see it through.
▪ Thanks to Swire’s optimism, foresight, and dogged determination, the firm’s operations were restored.
▪ Even so, cleverness and dogged determination were not always appreciated.
▪ Maintaining the impetus for change is brought about by nothing less than dogged determination.
persistence
▪ She was swamped by a wave of impotent anger at and violent dislike for the man whose dogged persistence bordered on persecution.
▪ They ate outside but the flies, with dogged persistence, spoiled their food.
▪ Only sheer dogged persistence will finally get you there.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ He was admired for his dogged determination to learn the language.
▪ In the end we succeeded, through dogged determination plus a bit of good luck.
▪ The dogged persistence of the police finally paid off when Hooper told them what he knew.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Fortunately the dogged good sense of the ordinary man is far from dead.
▪ His dogged refusal to countenance devaluation ensures the economic failure of a future Labour government.
▪ It will take more than a streak of dogged determination to see it through.
▪ Only sheer dogged persistence will finally get you there.
▪ Our conversation, previously animated, took on a dogged silence as we climbed up the final leg.
▪ The result suggested dogged industry, rather than heroic improvisation.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Dogged
Dogged Dog»ged, a. [Fron. Dog.]
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Sullen; morose. [Obs. or R.]
The sulky spite of a temper naturally dogged. — Sir
W. Scott. -
Sullenly obstinate; obstinately determined or persistent;
as, dogged resolution; dogged work; dogged pursuit.
Dogged
Dog Dog, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dogged; p. pr. & vb. n.
Dogging.]
To hunt or track like a hound; to follow insidiously or
indefatigably; to chase with a dog or dogs; to worry, as if
by dogs; to hound with importunity.
I have been pursued, dogged, and waylaid. — Pope.
Your sins will dog you, pursue you.
—Burroughs.
Eager ill-bred petitioners, who do not so properly
supplicate as hunt the person whom they address to,
dogging him from place to place, till they even extort
an answer to their rude requests. — South.
Douglas Harper’s Etymology Dictionary
dogged
«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.
Wiktionary
dogged
Etymology 1 vb. (en-pastdog) Etymology 2
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stubbornly persevere, steadfast
WordNet
dogged
adj. stubbornly unyielding; «dogged persistence»; «dour determination»; «the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics»; «a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it»- T.S.Eliot; «men tenacious of opinion» [syn: bulldog, dour, pertinacious, tenacious, unyielding]
dog
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v. go after with the intent to catch; «The policeman chased the mugger down the alley»; «the dog chased the rabbit» [syn: chase, chase after, trail, tail, tag, give chase, go after, track]
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[also: dogging, dogged]
dog
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n. a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds; «the dog barked all night» [syn: domestic dog, Canis familiaris]
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a dull unattractive unpleasant girl or woman; «she got a reputation as a frump»; «she’s a real dog» [syn: frump]
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informal term for a man; «you lucky dog»
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someone who is morally reprehensible; «you dirty dog» [syn: cad, bounder, blackguard, hound, heel]
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a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll [syn: frank, frankfurter, hotdog, hot dog, wiener, wienerwurst, weenie]
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a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward [syn: pawl, detent, click]
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metal supports for logs in a fireplace; «the andirons were too hot to touch» [syn: andiron, firedog, dog-iron]
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[also: dogging, dogged]
Usage examples of «dogged».
But this is his own thing to bear, from a force he set into motion long ago, a chindi which has dogged his heels across the years.
Nimbly as a mermaid on her first date, Captain van der Decken raced across the deck with Einstein and Carstairs in dogged pursuit.
Inside city walls, dogged by strings of equerries sent with supply lists, and accosted by pedigree garrison captains who demanded to be billeted indoors, Lord Commander Diegan met harassed city ministers and strove to placate upset tempers.
What compassion, what tenderness, what sensitiveness in the affecting picture of the mother Halictus, abandoned, deprived of her offspring, bewildered and lost, when the terrible spring fly has destroyed her house: bald, emaciated, shabby, careworn, already dogged by the small grey lizard!
After the fury of their initial exchange, Uskban and Haz, both master swordsmen, settled down to a dogged no-quarter duel.
A less zealous, optimistic and dogged individual than he would not have even supposed that, so years after the Hearts had emigrated east from Vegas, that city of all American cities phantasmagoric and insubstantial as a delirium hallucination, there could be any trace, any vestigial memory of them.
At this moment, Legree sauntered up to the door of the shed, looked in, with a dogged air of affected carelessness, and turned away.
Every time I thought about my clients, about the difficulties they faced and how to support them, I was dogged by the echoes of the Metcalfe case.
The telephone was ringing when she got there, ringing with a kind of dogged petulance, its arms prissily folded.
We sizzled and slashed top-to-bottom for a while but the wipeout came hard and we were both dogged bad.
I soon felt sure that my steps were dogged, as I saw the same shadowy figures at a little distance off.
He knew that this bunkroom, like all compartments on the ship, was sealed air-tight and pressure-tight when its oval hatch was dogged, setting in action the emergency oxygen supply.
He obtained ten bushels of corn of the churlish and treacherous natives, who closely watched and dogged the expedition.
And through it all, that weary, dogged crank must be kept turning—turning from dark to daylight.
Sir Ferdinando hence appears at every stage, and in every phase, of the Leyden movement, from the mission of Weston to Holland, to the landing at Cape Cod, and every movement clearly indicates the crafty cunning, the skilful and brilliant manipulation, and the dogged determination of the man.