dogged
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UK/ˈdɒɡɪd/US/ˈdɔɡɪd/
» It is the dogged who wins.
Meaning
1 senses(dated, not comparable, slang)Very
Examples
6 sentencesIt is the dogged who wins.
Misfortune dogged him all his life.
His dogged efforts eventually paid off.
deSeine verbissenen Anstrengungen zahlten sich schließlich aus. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
She is dogged by misfortune.
deSie wird vom Pech verfolgt. — raggione
He was also dogged by allegations that he had ties to Chinese criminal gangs known as triads, which he denied.
Origin
From Middle English dogged, doggid, doggyd (“characteristics similar to that of a dog”), eFrom Middle English dogged, doggid, doggyd (“characteristics similar to that of a dog”), equivalent to dog + -ed.
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