Dough"ty adjective
Etymology
OE.
duhti,
dohti,
douhti, brave, valiant, fit, useful, AS,
dyhtig; akin to G.
tüchtig, Dan.
dygtig, Sw.
dygdig virtuous, and fr. AS.
dugan to avail, be of use, be strong, akin to D.
deugen, OHG.
tugan, G.
taugen, Icel. & Sw.
duga, Dan.
due, Goth.
dugan, but of uncertain origin; cf. Skr.
duh to milk, give milk, draw out, or Gr. fortune. .
Wordforms
comparative Doughtier ; superlative Doughtiest
Definitions
- Able; strong; valiant; redoubtable; as, a doughty hero.
Sir Thopas wex [grew] a doughty swain.
Chaucer.
Doughty families, hugging old musty quarrels to their hearts, buffet each other from generation to generation.
Motley.
✍ Now seldom used, except in irony or burlesque.