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Definition of doughty adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

doughty

adjective
 
/ˈdaʊti/
 
/ˈdaʊti/
 (old-fashioned)
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  1. brave and strong
    • a doughty defender of women’s rights
    Topics Personal qualitiesc2
    Word Originlate Old English dohtig, variant of dyhtig, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch duchtig and German tüchtig.
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