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   doughty

   /ˈdaʊti/

   adjective

   • 1. brave and persistent: archaic, humorous "his doughty spirit kept him going"

   Word Origin late Old Englishdohtig, variant of dyhtig, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch duchtig and German tüchtig.

   Derivatives

   • 1. doughtily adverb
   • 2. doughtiness noun

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   What does Doughty mean?

   • 頑強勇敢的, 不屈服的… 顽强勇敢的, 不屈服的… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! DOUGHTY definition: 1. determined, brave, and unwilling ever to stop trying to achieve something: 2. determined…. Learn more.

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   What does doughtier mean?

   • Define doughtier. doughtier synonyms, doughtier pronunciation, doughtier translation, English dictionary definition of doughtier. adj. dough·ti·er , dough·ti·est Marked by stouthearted courage; brave. dough′ti·ly adv. dough′ti·ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English...

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   What is the root word of dought?

   • A back-formation from doughty (compare Scots doucht, from douchty ). Related to dow . dought (usually uncountable, plural doughts) From Middle English doghte, from Old English dohte (first and third person singular past tense of dugan (“to avail, be useful”)) . dought Apocopic form of doughty .

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   How do you pronounce Doughty?

   • There’s no doubt that doughty has persevered in the English language—it’s traceable all the way back to the Old English word dohtig —but how to pronounce it? One might assume that doughty should be pronounced \DAW-tee\, paralleling similarly spelled words like bought and sought, or perhaps with a long o, as in dough.

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   DOUGHTY definition: 1. determined, brave, and unwilling ever to stop trying to achieve something: 2. determined…. Learn more.

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     DOUGHTY meaning: 1. determined, brave, and unwilling ever to...

   • Znaczenie Doughty, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     DOUGHTY definicja: 1. determined, brave, and unwilling ever...

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     DOUGHTY translate: 顽强勇敢的；不屈服的. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Doughty in Traditional Chinese

     DOUGHTY translate: 頑強勇敢的；不屈服的. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   Doughty means marked by fearless resolution or valiant. Learn its pronunciation, synonyms, examples, word history, and etymology from the online dictionary of Merriam-Webster.

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   Doughty definition: steadfastly courageous and resolute; valiant.. See examples of DOUGHTY used in a sentence.

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   Someone who's doughty is brave and determined, like a doughty knight who fearlessly rides off to slay a terrifying giant. At first glance, you might confuse doughty with doughy, but the two words are quite different in meaning. Doughy things are soft and squishy, like unbaked bread.

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   Doughty means determined, brave, and unwilling ever to stop trying to achieve something. Learn how to use this literary adjective with examples from Project Gutenberg and other sources, and find related words and phrases.

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   Doughty means brave, determined, and not easily defeated. It is an old-fashioned word that can be used as an adjective or a noun. See the word origin, pronunciation, and usage examples from Collins English Dictionary.

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   From Middle English doughty, from Old English dohtiġ, dyhtiġ (“good, competent, valiant, doughty, strong”), from Proto-Germanic *duhtiz (“note, usefulness”) + Proto-Germanic *-igaz (suffix), equivalent to dought +‎ -y.