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doughty

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  1. 1. superl. Able; strong; valiant; redoubtable; as, a doughty hero. Source: opted
  2. 2. 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. Source: webster
  3. 3. 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, buffeteach other from generation to generation. Motley. Source: adambom
  4. 4. j:100 superl. Able; strong; valiant; redoubtable; as, a doughty hero. Source: ecdict

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