doughty

[ dou-tee ]
/ ˈdaʊ ti /
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adjective, dough·ti·er, dough·ti·est.

steadfastly courageous and resolute; valiant.

Origin of doughty

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

OTHER WORDS FROM doughty

dough·ti·ly, adverb dough·ti·ness, noun un·dough·ty, adjective

Words nearby doughty

doughface, doughfoot, doughnut, doughnut hole, dought, doughty, doughy, douglas, douglas bag, douglas cul-de-sac, douglas fir

Words related to doughtiness

boldness, braveness, bravery, courageousness, fearlessness, fortitude, gallantry, guts, heart, heroism, intrepidity, intrepidness, mettle, nerve, pluck, pluckiness, spirit, valiance, valor

British Dictionary definitions for doughtiness (1 of 2)

doughty
/ (ˈdaʊtɪ) /

adjective -tier or -tiest

hardy; resolute

Derived forms of doughty

doughtily, adverb doughtiness, noun

Word Origin for doughty

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

British Dictionary definitions for doughtiness (2 of 2)

Doughty
/ (ˈdaʊtɪ) /

noun

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