doughty

UK: /ˈdaʊti/ US: /ˈdaʊti/ ,(dou′tē)

Inflections of 'doughty' (adj):

doughtier

adj comparative

doughtiest

adj superlative

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dough•ty /ˈdaʊti/   adj., -ti•er, -ti•est. 

1. courageous and unwilling to give up;
   resolute;
   valiant.

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dough•ty  (dou′tē), adj., -ti•er, -ti•est. 

1. steadfastly courageous and resolute;
   valiant.

• bef. 1000; Middle English; Old English dohtig worthy, equivalent. to *doht worth (cognate with Old High German toht; see dow¹, -th¹) + -ig -y¹; replacing Old English dyhtig, cognate with German tüchtig

dough′ti•ly, adv. 
dough′ti•ness, n. 
Synonyms

brave, bold, intrepid, fearless, dauntless.

Dough•ty  (dou′tē), n. 

Charles Mon•ta•gu  (mon′tə gyo̅o̅′), 1843–1926, English traveler and writer.

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doughty / ˈdaʊtɪ/ adjective ( -tier, -tiest)

1. hardy; resolute

Etymology: Old English dohtig; related to Old High German toht worth, Middle Dutch duchtich strong, Greek tukhē luck

ˈdoughtily adverb

ˈdoughtiness noun

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Doughty / ˈdaʊtɪ/ noun

1. Charles Montagu. 1843–1926, English writer and traveller; author of Travels in Arabia Deserta (1888)