doughty
11Doughty — [dout′ē] C(harles) M(ontagu) 1843 1926; Eng. travel writer & poet …
12doughty — [dout′ē] adj. doughtier, doughtiest [ME < OE dohtig, altered < dyhtig (after dohte, pt. of dugan, to avail), akin to Ger tüchtig, fit, good, excellent < IE base * dheugh , to press, give abundantly] Now Rare valiant; brave doughtily adv …
13Doughty — This interesting surname of English origin is a nickname for a powerful or brave man, especially a champion jouster, deriving from the Middle English doughty , Olde English pre 7th Century dohtig dyhtig meaning valiant or strong . The surname… …
14doughty — [[t]da͟ʊti[/t]] ADJ GRADED: ADJ n (approval) If you describe someone as a doughty fighter, you mean they are brave, determined, and not easily defeated. [OLD FASHIONED] His doughty campaigns for the underprivileged have earned him national… …
15doughty — UK [ˈdaʊtɪ] / US adjective Word forms doughty : adjective doughty comparative doughtier superlative doughtiest mainly journalism determined and not easily frightened …
16doughty — adjective (doughtier; est) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English dohtig; akin to Old High German toug is useful, Greek teuchein to make Date: before 12th century marked by fearless resolution ; valiant < a doughty warrior > • …
17doughty — [11] Doughty originally had the rather general sense ‘worthy, virtuous’ – ‘brave’ is a secondary specialization. It comes from late Old English dohtig, an unexplained variant of an earlier Old English dyhtig, which appears to have derived… …
18doughty — adjective (only before noun) literary brave and determined: a doughty fighter …
19doughty — [11] Doughty originally had the rather general sense ‘worthy, virtuous’ – ‘brave’ is a secondary specialization. It comes from late Old English dohtig, an unexplained variant of an earlier Old English dyhtig, which appears to have derived… …
20Doughty Hanson & Co — Type Private Ownership Industry Private Equity Founded 1985 …
