[usuallybeforenoun] (approving) showing determination; not giving up easily:
dogged determination / persistence * their dogged defence of the city
doggedly adverb:
Although the men fought doggedly on, a sense of hopeless despair engulfed them.
doggedness noun [U]
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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