doggedly

Thân thiện

He worked doggedly to finish the difficult puzzle.

Definition

Adverb: - With persistent and tenacious determination; in a stubbornly resolute manner. The word describes continuing firmly in a course of action despite difficulty or opposition. It implies a steady, unwavering, and often grim persistence.

Usage

The adverb "doggedly" modifies a verb to describe how an action is performed. It is used to emphasize relentless perseverance. - It typically precedes or follows the main verb it modifies. - It often describes actions like working, pursuing, continuing, or trying.

Examples

• She doggedly continued her research despite numerous setbacks.
• The climber doggedly made his way up the steep, icy slope.
• He pursued the truth doggedly for over a decade.
• The team worked doggedly to meet the impossible deadline.

Advanced Usage

• "To soldier on doggedly": To continue persevering with grim determination, much like a soldier.
  • Despite his injuries, he soldiered on doggedly to finish the race.
• "Doggedly determined": An emphatic phrase highlighting extreme resoluteness (note: here "doggedly" modifies the adjective "determined").
  • She was doggedly determined to prove her theory correct.

Variants and Related Words

• Dogged (adjective): Having the quality of stubborn persistence.
  • His dogged determination eventually led to success.
• Doggedness (noun): The quality of being dogged.
  • Her doggedness in the face of failure was admirable.

Synonyms

• Persistently: Continuing steadily despite problems.
• Tenaciously: Holding on firmly; not readily relinquishing.
• Resolutely: In an admirably determined and unwavering way.
• Stubbornly: With unyielding determination, sometimes implying obstinacy.

Antonyms

• Half-heartedly: Without enthusiasm or determination.
• Faint-heartedly: In a timid or cowardly manner.
• Indifferently: Without interest or concern.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• "With dogged determination": A common collocation emphasizing the noun form.
  • He approached every task with dogged determination.
• "To plug away doggedly": To work steadily and persistently at a task.
  • She plugged away doggedly at the manuscript until it was complete.

Học thuật

Adverb

1. with obstinate determination
   • he pursued her doggedly

Từ đồng nghĩa

• tenaciously