Definition of "dogged" []

• Stubbornly persevering; tenacious. See Synonyms at obstinate. (adjective)

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• "I've hounded every pet store and veterinary supply, I've dogged from the mercado de abastos to every single market in town, and there are none."
• "The IQ-testing movement had been dogged from the very beginning by the charge that people high in IQ were prone to be intelligent misfits, scrawny, nearsighted, and weird; several commentators now revived this line of argument, saying that the test would be selecting and rewarding people like America's two leading domestic villains of the day, the brainy traitors Klaus Fuchs and Alger Hiss."
• "Page 50 visit to the Carrol, the first time; he it was who followed me down to the cars, over to Baltimore, and when I went out there; and in short, dogged my steps everywhere, and was now taking me to prison!"