doughty

¹

[dou-tee]

adjective

doughtier, doughtiest 

1. steadfastly courageous and resolute; valiant.

   Synonyms: dauntless, fearless, intrepid, bold, brave

Doughty

²

[dou-tee]

noun

1. Charles Montagu 1843–1926, English traveler and writer.

Doughty

¹

/ ˈdaʊtɪ /

noun

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

doughty

²

/ ˈdaʊtɪ /

adjective

1. hardy; resolute

Other Word Forms

• doughtily adverb
• doughtiness noun
• undoughty adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of doughty¹

before 1000; Middle English; Old English dohtig worthy, equivalent to *doht worth (cognate with Old High German toht; dow, -th ¹ ) + -ig -y ¹; replacing Old English dyhtig, cognate with German tüchtig

Word History and Origins

Origin of doughty¹

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

Example Sentences

A combination of a fast start, a couple of glitchy kicks from Jalibert, some doughty defence and a readiness to go toe-to-toe with Bordeaux for ambition bought them parity.

From BBC

In public he has been a doughty defender of independence, a parliamentary performer not averse to barracking and heckling his political opponents.

From BBC

The French awarded the doughty little pigeon their Croix de Guerre medal for bravery under fire.

From Literature

The campaign also exposed the vacuum in our political press corps, which tried valiantly to prop up the Florida governor as a doughty maverick who shouldn’t be underestimated.

From Los Angeles Times

“They are the doughty, brave North Korean; the venal and cowardly South Korean, the evil American; and the even more evil Japanese.”

From Washington Times

Related Words

• brave 
• courageous 
• fearless 
• heroic 
• intrepid 
• stouthearted 
• valiant