doggedly

/ˈdɔɡədɫi/ adv

In a way that is stubbornly persistent.

Word Origin Doggedly comes from dogged, meaning 'having the persistence of a dog' — stubborn, tenacious. The -ly makes it an adverb. Dog itself is from Old English docga, a word of unknown origin but referring to a powerful breed. So doggedly means 'in a dog-like manner,' with that canine stubbornness.

adv In a way that is stubbornly persistent.

She doggedly pursued her dream of becoming a doctor despite numerous obstacles.

(adverbio) tozudamente; tercamente; con tenacidad; empecinadamente; con tesón [De manera terca y persistente.]

Ella persiguió con tenacidad su sueño de convertirse en médica a pesar de numerosos obstáculos.

(adverbe) obstinément; avec ténacité; avec acharnement; avec opiniâtreté; avec persévérance [D'une manière opiniâtrement persistante.]

Elle a poursuivi avec acharnement son rêve de devenir médecin malgré de nombreux obstacles.

(Adverb) beharrlich; hartnäckig; unbeirrbar [Auf eine beharrliche, fast hartnäckige Weise; ohne nachzugeben.]

Sie verfolgte **doggedly** ihren Traum, Ärztin zu werden, trotz zahlreicher Hindernisse.

(副詞) 頑強に粘り強く、あきらめずに。

彼女は数々の困難にもかかわらず、医師になるという夢をあきらめずに追い続けた。

(advérbio) teimosamente; persistentemente; obstinadamente; com tenacidade; inabalavelmente [De maneira teimosamente persistente.]

Ela perseguiu com tenacidade seu sonho de se tornar médica, apesar de inúmeros obstáculos.

adv sullenly, gloomily

He sat doggedly in the corner, refusing to speak to anyone at the party.

(adverbio) hoscamente; malhumoradamente; mustiamente; sombríamente; con mal humor [hoscamente, melancólicamente]

Se sentó hosco en la esquina, negándose a hablar con nadie en la fiesta.

(adverbe) maussadement; morosement; d'un air sombre; mélancoliquement [D'un air maussade et mélancolique.]

Il est resté là, maussade, refusant de parler à qui que ce soit à la fête.

(Adverb) mürrisch; verdrossen [Auf eine mürrische, verdrießliche oder düstere Weise.]

Er saß **doggedly** in der Ecke und weigerte sich, mit jemandem auf der Party zu sprechen.

(副詞) むっつりと、陰気に、不機嫌に。

彼はパーティーの隅でむっつり座り込み、誰とも話そうとしなかった。

(advérbio) mal-humoradamente; melancolicamente; carrancudamente; taciturnamente; soturnamente [Mal-humoradamente, melancolicamente]

Ele ficou sentado de cara fechada no canto, recusando-se a falar com qualquer pessoa na festa.

Word parts: dog + ed + ly

Common collocations

to prep be verb of prep on adv in prep have verb stick verb go verb say verb persist verb at prep pursue verb

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