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Definition of "doughty" [dough•ty]

  • Marked by stouthearted courage; brave. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "doughty" in a sentence
  • "Sir Stuart Wheeler is well-known as a doughty fighter against the great behemoth that is the EU and, in particular, the continued membership of the UK of that deeply corrupt entity."
  • "In curt terms the doughty mayor refused to do so, stating there was not in the city of New"
  • "When did hear King Gunther/how called the doughty man"