dogged
1Dogged — Dog ged, a. [Fron. {Dog}.] 1. Sullen; morose. [Obs. or R.] [1913 Webster] The sulky spite of a temper naturally dogged. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] 2. Sullenly obstinate; obstinately determined or persistent; as, dogged resolution; dogged work;… …
2dogged — is pronounced as one syllable when the meaning is ‘continually troubled or harassed’ as in He was dogged by misfortune and as two syllables (dog id) when the meaning is ‘tenacious and determined’ as in a dogged fighter …
3dogged — index diligent, faithful (diligent), inexorable, inflexible, intractable, obdurate, patient, persistent …
4dogged — having the qualities of a dog (mostly in a negative sense), c.1300, from DOG (Cf. dog) (n.). Meaning persistent is from 1779. Hence doggedly (late 14c.), cruelly, maliciously; later with a dog s persistence (1773). Related: Doggedness …
5dogged — *obstinate, pertinacious, mulish, stubborn, stiff necked, pigheaded, bullheaded Analogous words: determined, resolved, decided (see DECIDE): tenacious (see STRONG): persevering, persistent (see corresponding verbs at PERSEVERE): resolute,… …
6dogged — [adj] determined, persistent adamant, bullheaded*, firm, hanging tough*, hardheaded*, hard nosed*, indefatigable, inexorable, inflexible, insistent, mulish, obdurate, obstinate, perseverant, perseverative, persevering, pertinacious, pigheaded*,… …
7dogged — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ very persistent. DERIVATIVES doggedly adverb doggedness noun …
8dogged — [dôg′id, däg′id] adj. [ME < dogge, DOG] not giving in readily; persistent; stubborn SYN. STUBBORN doggedly adv. doggedness n …
9dogged — [[t]dɒ̱gɪd, AM dɔ͟ː [/t]] ADJ GRADED: ADJ n If you describe someone s actions as dogged, you mean that they are determined to continue with something even if it becomes difficult or dangerous. They have, through sheer dogged determination, slowly …
10Dogged — 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. [1913 Webster] I have been… …
