dogged

adjective

/ˈdɔ·ɡɪd/

Definition

› determined to do something, even if it is very difficult: John Regan credited the capture to dogged persistence by police. doggedly

/ˈdɔ·ɡɪd·li/ adverb › Gove spent much of the last decade of his life doggedly defending his principles.

(Definition of dogged adjective from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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