doggedly.

With determined persistence despite difficulty, discouragement, or slow progress.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• work doggedly
• pursue doggedly

On the page

She worked doggedly through the damaged records until the names emerged.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: Invariable adverb. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: character, description. Commonness: moderately common.