dogged 1
— doggedly , adv. — doggedness , n.
/daw"gid, dog"id/ , adj.
persistent in effort; stubbornly tenacious: a dogged worker.
[ 1275-1325; ME: having characteristics of a dog; see DOG, -ED 3 ]
Syn . mulish, inflexible, unyielding. See stubborn .
dogged 2
/dawgd, dogd/ , adj. Southern U.S.
doggoned; damned; confounded: Well, I'll be dogged!