doughtier

Variant of doughty

doughty definition

doughty (do̵utē)

adjective doughtier -·ti·er, doughtiest -·ti·est

Now Rare valiant; brave

Etymology: 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

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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