Doggedly vs Constantly - What's the difference?
doggedly | constantly |
in a way that is stubbornly persistent
* 1820 , , "The Early Experiences of Ralph Ringwood" in The Crayon Papers :
* 1906 , , Love Among the Chickens , ch. 6:
* 1983 , , "Train in the Distance":
* 2010 Dec. 9, Ishaan Tharoor, "
(archaic) With steadfastness; with resolve; in loyalty, faithfully.
* , I.iv.1:
In a constant manner; occurring continuously; persistently.
(frequency) Recurring regularly.
In an unchangeable or invariable manner; in every case.
As adverbs the difference between doggedly and constantly
is that doggedly is in a way that is stubbornly persistent while constantly is (archaic) with steadfastness; with resolve; in loyalty, faithfully.doggedly
English
Adverb
(en adverb)- I grew moody, silent, and unsocial, but studied on doggedly and incessantly.
- I continued to pound along doggedly . I was grimly resolute.
- She was married to someone.
- He was doggedly determined he would get her.
Obama's Quagmire II: The Economy," Time (retrieved 28 April 2014):
- Unemployment hovered doggedly near 10%.
constantly
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Alternative forms
* constantlie * constauntlyAdverb
(en adverb)- Agrippa and the rest of his weeping friends earnestly besought himnot to offer violence unto himself, ‘with a settled resolution he desired again they would approve of his good intent, and not seek to dehort him from it’; and so constantly died.
- I find that I am constantly reminding you to feed your pets.