doughty

[dou-tee] /ˈdaʊ ti/

adjective, doughtier, doughtiest.

steadfastly courageous and resolute; valiant.

Origin

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

Related forms

doughtily, adverb

doughtiness, noun

undoughty, adjective

Synonyms

brave, bold, intrepid, fearless, dauntless.

Doughty

[dou-tee] /ˈdaʊ ti/

noun

Charles Montagu

[mon-tuh-gyoo] /ˈmɒn təˌgyu/ (Show IPA), 1843–1926, English traveler and writer.

Examples from the web for doughty

Here is territory so shadowy that only a few doughty performers who are steeped in the lore of the period dare to venture there.
You've frightened away not only the tourists, but also the shopkeepers and even the doughty burghers.
However, their doughty resilience should not be underestimated.
The doughty predator is dwindling, thanks seemingly to less snow as a result of global warming.
The region's doughty band of genuinely independent newspapers, long critical of governments, have faced fewer dilemmas.
Decades later these doughty old nationalists are still enraged when they speak about such injustices.
The handmade house, doughty and particular, is being celebrated in three new books.
doughty reported that he had been arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol when he was eighteen years old.
doughty will continue to serve as the primary media contact for the department pertaining to statewide issues.

British Dictionary definitions for doughty

doughty

/ˈdaʊtɪ/

adjective -tier, -tiest

hardy; resolute

Derived Forms

doughtily, adverb
doughtiness, noun

Word Origin

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

Doughty

/ˈdaʊtɪ/

noun

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

Word Origin and History for doughty

adj.

Old English dohtig "competent, good, valiant," from dyhtig "strong," related to dugan "to be fit, be able, be strong," and influenced by its past participle, dohte.

All from Proto-Germanic *duhtiz- (cf. Middle High German tühtec, German tüchtig, Middle Dutch duchtich), from PIE *dheugh- "to be fit, be of use, proper" (cf. German Tugend "virtue," Greek teukhein "to make ready," Irish dual "becoming, fit," Russian dužij "strong, robust"). Rare after 17c.; in deliberately archaic or mock-heroic use since c.1800. If it had survived, its modern form would be dighty.