doughty
adjective/ˈdaʊti/
/ˈdaʊti/
(old-fashioned)- brave and strong
- a doughty defender of women’s rights
Word Originlate Old English dohtig, variant of dyhtig, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch duchtig and German tüchtig.Definitions on the go
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