different between dogged vs intractable

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

English

Etymology

From in- +? tractable

Adjective

intractable (comparative more intractable, superlative most intractable)

1. Not tractable; not able to be managed, controlled, governed or directed.
2. (mathematics) (of a mathematical problem) Not able to be solved.
3. (of a problem) Difficult to deal with, solve, or manage.
4. (of a person) Stubborn; obstinate.
5. (medicine) Difficult to treat (of a medical condition).

Derived terms

• intractability
• intractableness
• intractably

Translations

References

• intractable in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• intractable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.