doughty
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ti adjective, dough·ti·er, dough·ti·est.
steadfastly courageous and resolute; valiant.
Origin:
before 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
before 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
Related forms
dough·ti·ly, adverb
dough·ti·ness, noun
un·dough·ty, adjective
Synonyms
brave, bold, intrepid, fearless, dauntless.
brave, bold, intrepid, fearless, dauntless.
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doughty (ˈdaʊtɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj , -tier, -tiest | |
| hardy; resolute | |
| [Old English dohtig; related to Old High German toht worth, Middle Dutch duchtich strong, Greek tukhē luck] | |
| 'doughtily | |
| —adv | |
| 'doughtiness | |
| —n | |
| Doughty (ˈdaʊtɪ) | |
| —n | |
| Charles Montagu. 1843--1926, English writer and traveller; author of Travels in Arabia Deserta (1888) | |
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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 P.Gmc. *duhtiz- (cf. M.H.G. tühtec, Ger. tüchtig, M.Du. duchtich), 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.
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Example sentences
The handmade house, doughty and particular, is being celebrated in three new books.
Doughty will continue to serve as the primary media contact for the department pertaining to statewide issues.
Doughty reported that he had been arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol when he was eighteen years old.
The doughty predator is dwindling, thanks seemingly to less snow as a result of global warming.
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