Doughty
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈdaʊti/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Doughty is an adjective meaning (literary or archaic) Bold; brave, courageous.
Meaning
(literary or archaic) Bold; brave, courageous.
More Meanings
- (archaic, rare) A person who is bold or brave.
Example Sentences
Hurriedly he snatched up others, one or two at a time, until he had slaughtered thirty of Hrothgar's doughtiest earls.
[S]he [Edwina, mother of Tennessee Williams] was indeed Amanda [Wingfield, character in Williams's play The Glass Menagerie] in the flesh: a doughty chatterbox from Ohio who adopted the manner of a Southern belle and eschewed both drink and sex to the greatest extent possible.
Word Forms
- doughtier
- doughtiest
- doubty
- doughties
Synonyms for doughty
Depending on context, synonyms include dauntless, intrepid, resolute, stouthearted, valiant, adventurous.
Antonyms for doughty
Common opposites include backboneless, base, bitch-ass, boneless, caitiff, candy-assed.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hardy, manful, manlike, manly, doubty, daring.
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