Standard Lemma guide

doggedly

adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • US: /ˈdɔɡədli/
  • UK: /ˈdɒɡɪdli/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: D AO1 G AH0 D L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In a way that is stubbornly persistent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

sullenly, gloomily

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adverb

Meaning 3

with obstinate determination

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he pursued her doggedly

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: tenaciously

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: sinnikkäästi — in a way that is stubbornly persistent
  • Finnish: periksiantamattomasti — in a way that is stubbornly persistent
  • Finnish: hellittämättömästi — in a way that is stubbornly persistent
  • Greek: επίμονα (epímona) — in a way that is stubbornly persistent
  • Scottish Gaelic: gu leanailteach — in a way that is stubbornly persistent
  • Spanish: tenazmente — in a way that is stubbornly persistent
  • Spanish: obstinadamente — in a way that is stubbornly persistent
  • Spanish: tercamente — in a way that is stubbornly persistent
  • Swedish: envist — in a way that is stubbornly persistent
  • Swedish: envetet — in a way that is stubbornly persistent
  • Swedish: ihärdigt — in a way that is stubbornly persistent
  • Swedish: enträget — in a way that is stubbornly persistent