doughty
Doughty (adj) means Bold; brave, courageous.
Etymology
The adjective is derived from Middle English doughty (“brave, bold, valiant”), from Old English dohtiġ, dyhtiġ (“competent, good, strong, valiant”), from Proto-West Germanic *duhtīg. The English word may be analysed as dought + -y, and is cognate with Scots douchty, douchtie (“bold, valiant”), Dutch duchtig (“severe, strict”), German tüchtig (“capable, competent, efficient; big; hard”), Danish dygtig (“virtuous, proficient”), Swedish duktig (“efficient; good; capable, clever, smart”), Icelandic dygðugur (“virtuous, stable”). The noun is derived from the adjective.
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What is the meaning of doughty?
"doughty" (adj) means bold; brave, courageous.
What are the different meanings of doughty?
"doughty" has 3 main meanings: 1. Bold; brave, courageous; 2. Robust, sturdy; strong and perhaps stout; 3. Catachresis for dowdy.