doughty
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1. Able, capable, worthy, virtuous; valiant, brave, stout,
formidable: now with an archaic flavour, and often humorous.    a. of
persons.

    b. of actions, and other things.

    {dag}2. absol. = Man or men of valour. Obs.

    3. Comb., as doughty-handed adj.