Sekirov Dictionary

doughty

/ˈdaʊti/

adjective 3
noun 1
forms 5

adjective3

Catachresis for dowdy.
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(literary) Bold; brave, courageous.
- Hurriedly he snatched up others, one or two at a time, until he had slaughtered thirty of Hrothgar's doughtiest earls. — 1961
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(literary, no longer used) Robust, sturdy; strong and perhaps stout.
- Aye, here's a ship of doughty build and strong: But not for lads like you to sail to port. — 1937

noun1

(no longer used, rare) A person who is bold or brave.

forms

doughties · doughtier · more doughty · doughtiest · most doughty

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