Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a dogged manner; with the pertinacity of a dog; persistently; unyieldingly.
- Badly; basely; shamefully.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a dogged manner; sullenly; with obstinate resolution.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In a way that is
stubbornly persistent .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb with obstinate determination
Etymologies
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Examples
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The example of Woodward and Bernstein doggedly pursuing the Watergate story when no one else would is the exception rather than the rule.
Balkinization 2003
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The example of Woodward and Bernstein doggedly pursuing the Watergate story when no one else would is the exception rather than the rule.
Balkinization 2003
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"We will pursue any and all crime doggedly, that is a promise," he said.
The Natchez Democrat Madden Cain 2010
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I shall be away for perhaps three months, and then, "doggedly," then I'm coming home to be married.
New Faces Myra Kelly 1893
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Rogoff said Hopfinger was "doggedly" pursuing an answer to Miller's employment question when he was shoved by a member of the security detail.
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She singled out Nova Scotia Opposition MLA Cecil Clarke, a fellow Tory, for "doggedly"
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed OLIVER MOORE 2010
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Rogoff said Hopfinger was "doggedly" pursuing an answer to Miller's employment question when he was shoved by a member of the security detail.
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She singled out Nova Scotia Opposition MLA Cecil Clarke, a fellow Tory, for "doggedly"
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed OLIVER MOORE 2010
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Rogoff said Hopfinger was "doggedly" pursuing an answer to Miller's employment question when he was shoved by a member of the security detail.
FOXNews.com 2010
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Rogoff said Hopfinger was "doggedly" pursuing an answer to Miller's employment question when he was shoved by a member of the security detail.
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