doughty

  • 41doughty — dough·ty || daÊŠtɪ adj. brave, fearless, courageous …

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  • 42doughty — [ daʊti] adjective (doughtier, doughtiest) brave and resolute. Derivatives doughtily adverb doughtiness noun Origin OE dohtig, var. of dyhtig, of Gmc origin …

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  • 43doughty — a. [Now usually ironical.] Brave, courageous, bold, fearless, dauntless, valiant, valorous, gallant, intrepid, adventurous, chivalrous, heroic …

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  • 44doughty — adj brave, resolute, game, valorous. See brave{defs.1, 2) …

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  • 45doughty — dough·ty …

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  • 46Doughty — Dough•ty [[t]ˈdaʊ ti[/t]] n. big Charles Montagu, 1843–1926, English traveler and writer …

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  • 47doughty — dough•ty [[t]ˈdaʊ ti[/t]] adj. ti•er, ti•est courageous and resolute; valiant • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME; OE dohtig worthy < *doht worth (c. OHG toht) dough′ti•ly, adv. dough′ti•ness, n …

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  • 48Doughty — /ˈdaʊti/ (say dowtee) noun Charles Montagu, 1843–1926, English traveller and author …

  • 49doughty — /ˈdaʊti / (say dowtee) adjective (doughtier, doughtiest) strong; hardy; valiant. {Middle English; Old English dohtig, unexplained variant of dyhtig, from dugan be good, avail, related to German tüchtig competent} –doughtily, adverb –doughtiness,… …

  • 50doughty — adj. (doughtier, doughtiest) archaic or joc. valiant, stout hearted. Derivatives: doughtily adv. doughtiness n. Etymology: OE dohtig var. of dyhtig f. Gmc …

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