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dogged::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | dour, persistent, pertinacious, tenacious, unyielding |
| Derivation | doggedness |
dogged persistence.
Examples of dogged
dogged
The issue of single-sex accommodation in the NHS has dogged ministers for years.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Just how great Boise State may be is the question that has dogged them all year.
From the kentucky.com
In reality, the story of Ji and Hsu is more one of dogged, thrifty perseverance.
From the time.com
Montgomery's crime lab has been dogged by backlogs of several hundred DNA cases.
From the washingtonpost.com
False warning lights have been one of many problems that have dogged the Osprey.
From the newsobserver.com
Southold isn't the only town dogged by debate over unfettered canine recreation.
From the newsday.com
One problem has always dogged billboard advertising, and that's metric feedback.
From the techcrunch.com
Character issues have dogged a couple of the other corners in this year's draft.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Previous claims of ancient DNA have been dogged by the problem of contamination.
From the newscientist.com
- Stubbornly unyielding; "dogged persistence"; "dour determination"; "the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics"; "a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it"- T.S.Eliot; "men tenacious of opinion"
- (doggedly) with obstinate determination; "he pursued her doggedly"
- (doggedness) persistent determination
- (dog) a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds; "the dog barked all night"
- (dog) chase: go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit"
- (dog) frump: a dull unattractive unpleasant girl or woman; "she got a reputation as a frump"; "she's a real dog"
- The dog (Canis lupus familiaris) is a domesticated form of the gray wolf, a member of the Canidae family of the order Carnivora. The term is used for both feral and pet varieties. The domestic dog has been the most widely kept working, hunting and companion animal in human history. ...
- (DoG) In computer vision, Difference of Gaussians is a grayscale image enhancement algorithm that involves the subtraction of one blurred version of an original grayscale image from another, less blurred version of the original. ...
- (Dog (Duck Hunt)) The dog is a fictional character from the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) video game Duck Hunt. In it, he serves as one of the only visible living creatures, scaring ducks out from hiding. If players miss the duck, the dog will laugh at them. ...
