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dogged

English

Etymology 1

From the verb to dog.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation): IPA(key): /d??d/
  • (US): enPR: dôgd, IPA(key): /d??d/
  • (cot-caught merger) IPA(key): /d??d/

Verb

dogged

  1. simple past tense and past participle of dog

Etymology 2

From Middle English dogged, doggid, doggyd (“characteristics similar to that of a dog”), equivalent to dog +? -ed.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation): enPR: d?g'?d, IPA(key): /?d???d/
  • (US): enPR: dôg'?d, IPA(key): /?d???d/

Adjective

dogged (comparative more dogged, superlative most dogged)

  1. stubbornly persevering, steadfast

Synonyms

  • committed, determined, persistent, steadfast, tenacious
  • See also Thesaurus:obstinate

Derived terms

  • doggedly (adv)
  • doggedness (n)

Translations

Adverb

dogged (not comparable)

  1. (dated, slang) very

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headstrong

English

Etymology

From Middle English heedstrong, equivalent to head +? strong.

Pronunciation

Adjective

headstrong (comparative more headstrong, superlative most headstrong)

  1. Determined to do as one pleases, and not as others want.
    He was in that headstrong teenage phase when he felt like he knew everything.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:obstinate

Derived terms

  • headstrongly
  • headstrongness

Translations

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