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doughtiness

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dough⋅ty

  [dou-tee]
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–adjective, -ti⋅er, -ti⋅est.
steadfastly courageous and resolute; valiant.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME; OE dohtig worthy, equiv. to *doht worth (c. OHG toht; see dow 1 , -th 1 ) + -ig -y 1 ; r. OE dyhtig, c. G tüchtig

Related forms:
dough⋅ti⋅ly, adverb
dough⋅ti⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
brave, bold, intrepid, fearless, dauntless.
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dough·ty   (dou'tē)   
adj.   dough·ti·er, dough·ti·est
Marked by stouthearted courage; brave.

[Middle English, from Old English dohtig; see dheugh- in Indo-European roots.]
dough'ti·ly adv., dough'ti·ness n.
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Word Origin & History

doughty 
O.E. dohtig "competent, good, valiant," from dyhtig "strong," related to dugan "to be fit, be able, be strong," and influenced by its p.p., dohte. All from PIE *dheugh- "to be fit, be of use, proper" (cf. Ger. Tugend "virtue," Gk. teukhein "to make ready," Ir. dual "becoming, fit," Rus. duzij "strong, robust"). Rare after 17c.; in deliberately archaic or mock-heroic use since c.1800. If it had survived, its modern form would be dighty.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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