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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.
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dogged

(ˈdɒɡɪd)
adj
obstinately determined; wilful or tenacious
ˈdoggedly adv
ˈdoggedness n
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dog•ged

(ˈdɔ gɪd, ˈdɒg ɪd)

adj.
persistent in effort; stubbornly tenacious.
[1770–80]
dog′ged•ly, adv.
dog′ged•ness, n.
syn: See stubborn.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.dogged - stubbornly unyieldingdogged - 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"
obstinate, stubborn, unregenerate - tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
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dogged

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dogged

adjective
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Translations
مَثابِر، مُصِر، عَنيد
houževnatýurputný
hårdnakketstædig
òrjóskur, òrár
urputný
azimliinatçıtuttuğunu koparan

dogged

[ˈdɒgɪd] ADJ (= obstinate) → porfiado, terco; (= tenacious) → tenaz
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dogged

[ˈdɒgɪd] adj (= resolute) [determination] → obstiné(e)
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dogged

adj personzäh, beharrlich; determination, resistance, pursuit, battle, refusalhartnäckig; persistencezäh; they have been dogged in their searchsie haben beharrlich gesucht
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dogged

[ˈdɒgɪd] adjtenace, accanito/a
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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.
verbpast 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-) noun
ˈdog-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.
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References in classic literature ?
What chance had the Indian against such a dogged, enduring breed?
The dogged pursuit of a South Korean research team has produced the world's first surviving cloned canine.