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Definitions
with obstinate determination
Word origin
From Middle English doggedlich, doggetly, doggidly, doggydly; equivalent to dogged + -ly.
Used in a sentence
“I grew moody, silent, and unsocial, but studied on doggedly and incessantly.”
“I continued to pound along doggedly. I was grimly resolute.”
“She was married to someone. He was doggedly determined he would get her.”
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