dogged means stubbornly persevering, steadfast.
dogged is pronounced /ˈdɒɡɪd/.
Why “dogged” is a great word
Marked by a stubborn, often grim persistence in effort or pursuit. From Middle English *dogged*, *doggid*, *doggyd*, meaning 'having characteristics similar to that of a dog', from *dog* (n.) + the suffix *-ed*. Unlike 'determined', which suggests a firm, admirable resolve, or 'obstinate', which implies an unreasonable refusal to bend, 'dogged' denotes the grit of the grind, the quality of hanging on by the teeth. It is the sodden trench coat worn through a week of rain on a stakeout, the methodical scrape of a shovel against unyielding earth long after hope has dimmed, the low, relentless panting of a creature that will not let go—a testament not to the glory of the goal, but to the raw, unthinking endurance of the will.
Etymology
From Middle English dogged, doggid, doggyd (“characteristics similar to that of a dog”), equivalent to dog + -ed.
adj
- stubbornly persevering, steadfaste.g.“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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