DOUGHTILY
Dough"ti*ly, adv.
Defn: In a doughty manner.
DOUGHTINESS
Dough"ti*ness, n.
Defn: The quality of being doughty; valor; bravery.
DOUGHTREN
Dough"tren, n. pl. Etym: [See Daughter.]
Defn: Daughters. [Obs.] Chaucer.
DOUGHTY Dough"ty, a. [Compar. Doughtier; superl. Doughtiest.] Etym: [OE. duhti, dohti, douhti, brave, valiant, fit, useful, AS, dyhtig; akin to G. tüchtig, Dan. dygtig, Sw. dygdig virtuous, and fr. AS. dugan to avail, be of use, be strong, akin to D. deugen, OHG. tugan, G. taugen, Icel. & Sw. duga, Dan. due, Goth. dugan, but of uncertain origin; cf. Skr. duh to milk, give milk, draw out, or Gr.
Defn: 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.
DOUGHY
Dough"y, a.