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Stubborn vs Doggedly - What's the difference?

stubborn | doggedly |

As an adjective stubborn

is refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting.

As an adverb doggedly is

in a way that is stubbornly persistent.

stubborn

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting.
    • He is pretty stubborn about his political beliefs, so why bother arguing?
    Blood can make a very stubborn stain on fabrics if not washed properly.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * stubbornly * stubbornness

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    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%.