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[ adverb ] with obstinate determination

Synonyms

tenaciously

Examples

"he pursued her doggedly"

Used in print

(Peter Field, Rattlesnake Ridge....)

He tramped out of the Miners_Rest with his hopes plummeting , and headed doggedly for the Palace_Saloon , the last place of any consequence on this side of the street .

Related terms

bulldog bulldog bulldog

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Rhymes with

ruggedly determinedly reportedly advisedly markedly supposedly solidly avidly excitedly decidedly avowedly rapidly godly cuddly allegedly splendidly stupidly belatedly deservedly ungodly contentedly undoubtedly vividly timidly pointedly secondly gladly diddley unashamedly deadly assuredly goodly oddly idly baldly placidly markedly candidly broadly guardedly straightforwardly determinedly awkwardly haphazardly badly validly loudly cowardly unabashedly evenhandedly purportedly wholeheartedly grandly downwardly dastardly widely madly sadly upwardly outwardly fondly proudly bradley soundly kindly hardly roundly profoundly niggardly unexpectedly haphazardly mildly wildly reputedly repeatedly pointedly admittedly blindly unprecedentedly blandly absurdly wickedly ridley medley rudely rigidly wretchedly heatedly thirdly coldly boldly crudely shrewdly hurriedly otherworldly worldly inwardly unfriendly weirdly good-naturedly friendly

Phonetic and Homophones

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