First Known Use: before 12th century
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doughty
adjective dough·ty \ˈdau̇-tē\
: brave, strong, and determined
dough·ti·erdough·ti·est
Full Definition of DOUGHTY
: marked by fearless resolution : valiant <a doughty warrior>
— dough·ti·ly \ˈdau̇-təl-ē\ adverb
— dough·ti·ness \ˈdau̇-tē-nəs\ noun
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Origin of DOUGHTY
Middle English, from Old English dohtig; akin to Old High German toug is useful, Greek teuchein to make
Related to DOUGHTY
- Synonyms
- bold, courageous, dauntless, brave, fearless, gallant, greathearted, gutsy, gutty, heroic (also heroical), intrepid, lionhearted, manful, stalwart, stout, stouthearted, undauntable, undaunted, valiant, valorous
- Antonyms
- chicken, chickenhearted, chicken-livered, coward, cowardly, craven, dastardly, fainthearted, fearful, gutless, lily-livered, milk-livered [archaic], nerveless, poltroon, poor-spirited, pusillanimous, spineless, spiritless, timorous, uncourageous, ungallant, unheroic, weakhearted, yellow
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