dogged

¹

[ daw-gid, dog-id ]

adjective

1. persistent in effort; stubbornly tenacious:

   a dogged worker.

   Synonyms: unyielding, inflexible, mulish, persistent

dogged

²

[ dawgd, dogd ]

adjective

, Southern U.S.

1. doggoned; damned; confounded:

   Well, I'll be dogged!

dogged

/ ˈdɒɡɪd /

adjective

1. obstinately determined; wilful or tenacious

Derived Forms

• ˈdoggedly, adverb
• ˈdoggedness, noun

Other Words From

• dog·ged·ly adverb
• dog·ged·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of dogged¹

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English: “having characteristics of a dog”; dog, -ed ³

Synonym Study

See stubborn.

Example Sentences

“Where Eve once seemed wild and inspired to Joan,” writes Anolik, “she now seemed slack and slothful. Where Joan once seemed meticulous and masterly to Eve, she now seemed dogged and doctrinaire.”

From Los Angeles Times

In a district dogged by declining enrollment and chronic absenteeism and focused on overcoming pandemic academic setbacks, parents have viewed the accelerated programs as successful bright spots.

From Los Angeles Times

Watching Kamala Harris run for president against Donald Trump felt like watching the world’s most difficult game of Frogger: His dogged commitment to irrationality and ugliness—and the loyalty it inspired in his followers—was the incessant traffic of cars and river logs that the Harris campaign had to duck and dodge to avoid.

From Slate

What Harris really stands for has been a question that has dogged her throughout her career - and continues to follow her on her bid for the Oval Office.

From BBC

The district is also just over 40% Black by composition, so if he loses, it may be a sign that Democrats could be dogged by poor minority turnout across NC and possibly other states.

From Salon

Related Words

• hard-nosed
• indefatigable
• relentless
• resolute
• single-minded
• staunch
• steadfast
• stubborn
• tenacious
• unflagging
• unshakable
• unyielding