Complete Definition of "doggedness"

English
Noun
en-noun|-
#The state of being dogged; persistence; stubbornness.
#*1919, w:W._Somerset_Maugham|W. Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence, ch. 26,
#*:I am convinced that it was only through the Dutchman's doggedness that he pulled through.
#obsolete sullenness|Sullenness; moroseness.

Synonyms
tenacity

References
R:Webster 1828|doggedness
R:Webster 1913|doggedness
R:Dictionary.com|doggedness

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