DOUGHTY, adjective Douty. [G., Latin See Decent.] Brave; valiant; eminent; noble; illustrious; as a doughty hero. It is now seldom used except in irony or burlesque.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.