doughty

C2+ Topic:Describing People

US /ˈdaʊti/ UK /ˈdaʊti/ See IPA manual

adj

Meanings

1

adj
brave and resolute; valiant

The doughty old sailor refused to abandon his sinking ship.

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Synonyms

1 adj · brave and resolute; valiant valiant brave intrepid stalwart resolute courageous bold

Opposites

cowardly timid fainthearted craven

Word family

Derived forms doughtilydoughtiness

Etymology

From Old English dohtig ('valiant, good'), variant of dyhtig, from Proto-Germanic *duhtigaz, related to dugan ('to be of use, avail').

dohtig Old English *duhtigaz Proto-Germanic *dʰewgʰ- Proto-Indo-European

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Describing People Word Formation & Derivatives

# doughty

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ˈdaʊti
**IPA (UK):** ˈdaʊti

## Meanings
1. brave and resolute; valiant

## Examples
- The doughty old sailor refused to abandon his sinking ship.

## Synonyms
- valiant
- brave
- intrepid
- stalwart
- resolute
- courageous
- bold

## Antonyms
- cowardly
- timid
- fainthearted
- craven

## Derived Forms
- doughtily
- doughtiness

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: dohtig
- Root: *duhtigaz
- Root: *dʰewgʰ-

## Etymology
From Old English dohtig ('valiant, good'), variant of dyhtig, from Proto-Germanic *duhtigaz, related to dugan ('to be of use, avail').

## AI Etymology
Doughty is from Old English dohtig ('valiant, good'), variant of dyhtig, from Proto-Germanic *duhtigaz, related to dugan ('to be of use, avail'). Important recorded forms include dohtig (Old English), *duhtigaz (Proto-Germanic), and *dʰewgʰ- (Proto-Indo-European). The current sense covers brave and resolute; valiant. The wider family includes derived forms such as doughtily and doughtiness.

## Topics
- Describing People
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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