doughty

CEFRC2

/ˈdaʊti/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Brave, determined, and strong.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    A person who is bold or brave.

Examples

  • She was a doughty defender of justice.

  • The doughty warrior fought bravely against the giant beast.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [-ɾi]
  • [ˈdʌʊ̯ɾi]

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. A surname transferred from the nickname.

  2. Bold; brave, courageous.

More examples

In context

  • The doughty warrior fought bravely.

  • Hurriedly he snatched up others, one or two at a time, until he had slaughtered thirty of Hrothgar's doughtiest earls.

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Origin

adjective

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 Danish dygtig (“virtuous, proficient”), Dutch duchtig (“severe, strict”), German tüchtig (“capable, competent, efficient; big; hard”), Icelandic dygðugur (“virtuous, stable”), Scots douchty, douchtie (“bold, valiant”), Swedish duktig (“efficient; good; capable, clever, smart”). The noun is derived from the adjective.