dogged

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈdɔɡɪd/ UK /ˈdɒɡɪd/ See IPA manual

adj

Meanings

1

adj
persistent and tenacious in pursuing something

Her dogged determination finally wore down the committee.

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Synonyms

1 adj · persistent and tenacious in... tenacious persistent determined resolute stubborn unflagging pertinacious

Opposites

irresolute yieldinghalf-heartedwavering

Word family

Derived forms doggedly doggedness

Related forms dog

Etymology

From dog + -ed; the figurative sense 'persistent, stubborn (as a dog with a bone)' developed in Middle English. Dog is from Old English docga, of obscure origin.

docga Old English

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# dogged

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ˈdɔɡɪd
**IPA (UK):** ˈdɒɡɪd

## Meanings
1. persistent and tenacious in pursuing something

## Examples
- Her dogged determination finally wore down the committee.

## Synonyms
- tenacious
- persistent
- determined
- resolute
- stubborn
- unflagging
- pertinacious

## Antonyms
- irresolute
- yielding
- half-hearted
- wavering

## Derived Forms
- doggedly
- doggedness

## Related Forms
- dog

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: docga

## Etymology
From dog + -ed; the figurative sense 'persistent, stubborn (as a dog with a bone)' developed in Middle English. Dog is from Old English docga, of obscure origin.

## AI Etymology
Dogged is from dog + -ed; the figurative sense 'persistent, stubborn (as a dog with a bone)' developed in Middle English. Dog is from Old English docga, of obscure origin. Important recorded forms include docga (Old English). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. Its deeper history remains uncertain, with proposed links left as possibilities rather than a single settled derivation. The current sense covers persistent and tenacious in pursuing something. The wider family includes derived forms such as doggedly and doggedness and related words such as dog.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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