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# doggedly

adverb

«doggedly» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

In a stubborn, determined way; going on and not giving up, even when it is hard. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doggedly/#m1)

### In the lessons

It praises perseverance: someone works or walks doggedly on despite tiredness, rain or failure. Common in «doggedly determined», «doggedly refused», «worked doggedly». It is a good word for describing scientists, explorers, athletes and pupils who keep trying.

### Examples

- Ben worked doggedly at his long division until he got it right. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doggedly/#x1)
- The explorers trudged doggedly through the snow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doggedly/#x2)
- Mole doggedly followed the path even though the wood frightened him. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doggedly/#x3)
- She doggedly refused to give up her seat on the team. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doggedly/#x4)
- The tortoise plodded doggedly on and won the race. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doggedly/#x5)
- The rescue workers dug doggedly through the night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doggedly/#x6)
- He practised his spellings doggedly every evening. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doggedly/#x7)
- “I’ll swing before I go in there,” replied Starkey doggedly, and again he had the support of the crew. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doggedly/#x8)

### Note

Adverb from the adjective «dogged» (pronounced DOG-id, two syllables), meaning stubborn and determined. It comes from the way a dog holds on and will not let go. Not rude and not about dogs today; it is a compliment.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «doggedly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doggedly/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«doggedly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/doggedly.html) on Mova free.