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- [boo l-dawg, -dog]
- /ˈbʊlˌdɔg, -ˌdɒg/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [boo l-dawg, -dog]
- /ˈbʊlˌdɔg, -ˌdɒg/
Definitions of bulldogged word
- noun bulldogged one of an English breed of medium-sized, short-haired, muscular dogs with prominent, undershot jaws, usually having a white and tan or brindled coat, raised originally for bullbaiting. 1
- noun bulldogged Informal. a stubbornly persistent person. 1
- noun bulldogged a short-barreled revolver of large caliber. 1
- noun bulldogged Metallurgy. slag from a puddling furnace. 1
- noun bulldogged an assistant to the proctor at Oxford and Cambridge universities. 1
- adjective bulldogged like or characteristic of a bulldog or of a bulldog's jaws: bulldog obstinacy. 1
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Origin of bulldogged
First appearance:
before 1490 One of the 26% oldest English words
First recorded in 1490-1500; bull1 + dog
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Parts of speech for Bulldogged
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bulldogged popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
bulldogged usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bulldogged
adj bulldogged
- tenacious — holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often followed by of): a tenacious grip on my arm; tenacious of old habits.
- stubborn — unreasonably obstinate; obstinately unmoving: a stubborn child.
- unrelenting — not relenting; not yielding or swerving in determination or resolution, as of or from opinions, convictions, ambitions, ideals, etc.; inflexible: an unrelenting opponent of the Equal Rights Amendment.
- constant — You use constant to describe something that happens all the time or is always there.
- steadfast — fixed in direction; steadily directed: a steadfast gaze.
Antonyms for bulldogged
adj bulldogged
- merciful — full of mercy; characterized by, expressing, or showing mercy; compassionate: a merciful God.
- inconstant — not constant; changeable; fickle; variable: an inconstant friend.
- unstable — not stable; not firm or firmly fixed; unsteady.
- unsteady — not steady or firm; unstable; shaky: an unsteady hand.
- interrupted — having an irregular or discontinuous arrangement, as of leaflets along a stem.
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