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Doggedly vs Diligently - What's the difference?

doggedly | diligently |

As adverbs the difference between doggedly and diligently

is that doggedly is in a way that is stubbornly persistent while diligently is in a diligent manner, with appropriate effort, carefully.

doggedly

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • in a way that is stubbornly persistent
  • * 1820 , , "The Early Experiences of Ralph Ringwood" in The Crayon Papers :
    • I grew moody, silent, and unsocial, but studied on doggedly and incessantly.
  • * 1906 , , Love Among the Chickens , ch. 6:
    • I continued to pound along doggedly . I was grimly resolute.
  • * 1983 , , "Train in the Distance":
    • She was married to someone.
    He was doggedly determined he would get her.
  • * 2010 Dec. 9, Ishaan Tharoor, " Obama's Quagmire II: The Economy," Time (retrieved 28 April 2014):
    • Unemployment hovered doggedly near 10%.

    diligently

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In a diligent manner, with appropriate effort, carefully.