different between wilful vs dogged

English

Alternative forms

• willful (American)
• wilfull (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle English wilful; equivalent to will +? -ful.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?w?lf?l/, /?w?lf?l/
• Hyphenation: wil?ful

Adjective

wilful (comparative more wilful or wilfuller, superlative most wilful or wilfullest) (British spelling)

1. Intentional; deliberate.

   Synonyms: volitional, voluntary

2. Stubborn and determined.

   Synonyms: obstinate, self-willed, headstrong, spiteful

Derived terms

• unwilful (UK), unwillful (US)
• wilfully (UK), willfully (US)
• wilfulness (UK), willfulness (US)
• wilful blindness (UK), willful blindness (US)
• wilful ignorance (UK), willful ignorance (US)

Translations

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