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DOWT-ee/ˈdaʊti/

Doughty means brave and persistent (literary; sometimes slightly old-fashioned): a doughty campaigner, doughty resistance. Brave (already in the dictionary) is everyday; intrepid (already in the dictionary) is fearless, sometimes wry. Craven (this batch) is contemptibly cowardly — the contrast. Nerve (already in the dictionary) is courage in a tight spot. Persistence on the organogram still has to fill the n.

Meaning

Brave and persistent (literary; sometimes slightly old-fashioned).

Examples

• “A doughty intern still has to fill the n.”
• “Brave is everyday (already in A2). Intrepid is fearless (already in C2). Nerve is courage in difficulty (already in B1). Craven is cowardly (this batch) — the contrast. Heat for a method can still be exact. Heat instead of a dated cell is theatre. Write the number; then the crusade.”

Good to know

Brave and persistent (literary). Everyday: brave (already in this dictionary). Close: intrepid (already in C2). This batch: craven (the contrast). Grit ≠ an n.

Near in meaning

brave, intrepid, valiant, stout-hearted

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