Dough·ty a. [Compar. Doughtier superl. Doughtiest.] 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.
Note: ☞ Now seldom used, except in irony or burlesque.
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doughty
adj : resolute and without fear [syn: fearless, hardy]
[also: doughtiest, doughtier]