English Explanatory Dictionary

doggedly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. In a way that is stubbornly persistent.
  2. sullenly, gloomily

Pronunciation

/ˈdɔɡədli/ /ˈdɒɡɪdli/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-doggedly.wav

Word forms

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Etymology

From Middle English doggedlich, doggetly, doggidly, doggydly; equivalent to dogged + -ly.

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