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Definition of Doggedness

1. Noun. Persistent determination.

Definition of Doggedness

1. n. Sullenness; moroseness.

Definition of Doggedness

1. Noun. The state of being dogged; persistence; perseverance; tenacity; stubbornness. ¹

2. Noun. (obsolete) Sullenness; moroseness. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Doggedness

1. [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Doggedness

Literary usage of Doggedness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Cycle of Adams Letters, 1861-1865 by Charles Francis Adams, Henry Adams (1920)
"with the skill and persistency of Grant, when backed by such resources; but the enemy confound me by the doggedness of their defence. ..."

2. Arcadian Adventures with the Idle Rich by Stephen Leacock (1914)
"said that he had been at one time a mere farm hand who, by sheer doggedness, had fought his way from the hay-mow to the control of the produce market of ..."

3. The Life and Times of St. Anselm: Archbishop of Canterbury and Primate of by Martin Rule (1883)
"But did we imagine that it was what the biographer styles the dogged affection and affectionate doggedness of Anselm's monks which won them the victory we ..."

4. The Life and Times of St. Anselm: Archbishop of Canterbury and Primate of by Martin Rule (1883)
"But did we imagine that it was what the biographer styles the dogged affection and affectionate doggedness of Anselm's monks which won them the victory we ..."

5. Psychological Review by American Psychological Association (1895)
"To do anything with one's genius requires passion ; to do much requires doggedness. Hence it comes that the intense sensibility of the psychopathic ..."

6. Charles Darwin: His Life Told in an Autobiographical Chapter, and in a by Charles Darwin, Francis Darwin (1902)
"He often quoted the saying, " It's dogged as does it; " and I think doggedness expresses his frame of mind almost better than perseverance. ..."

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