ˈdɒɡɪd ˈdɔɡɪd ˈdʊə ˈdʊɹ pɚˈsɪstənt pəˈsɪstənt ˌpɜːtɪˈneɪʃəs pɝtn̩ˈeɪʃəs təˈneɪʃəs stubbornly unyielding dogged persistence dour determination the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it men tenacious of opinion