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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The quality of being dogged; stubbornness; firm or sullen determination or obstinacy.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun rare Sullenness; moroseness.
  • noun Sullen or obstinate determination; grim resolution or persistence.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun The state of being dogged; persistence; perseverance; tenacity; stubbornness.
  • noun obsolete Sullenness; moroseness.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun persistent determination

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dogged +‎ -ness

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