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doggedly

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdɒgɪdli/


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
dog•ged1 /ˈdɔgɪd, ˈdɑgɪd/USA pronunciation   adj. [before a noun]
  1. persistent in effort;
    refusing to give up;
    tenacious:his dogged determination.
dog•ged•ly, adv.: He doggedly insisted he was innocent.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
dog•ged1  (dô′gid, dog′id),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. persistent in effort;
    stubbornly tenacious:a dogged worker.
  • 1275–1325; Middle English: having characteristics of a dog; see dog, -ed3
dog′ged•ly, adv. 
dog′ged•ness, n. 
    mulish, inflexible, unyielding. See stubborn. 
dogged2  (dôgd, dogd),USA pronunciation adj. [Southern U.S.]
  1. Dialect Termsdoggoned;
    damned;
    confounded:Well, I'll be dogged!

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