Marked by stouthearted courage; brave. [Middle English, from Old English dohtig; see dheugh- in Indo-European roots.] dough′ti·ly adv. dough′ti·ness n.
What does tidally mean?
1. Relating to or affected by tides: the tidal maximum; tidal pools; tidal waters. 2. Dependent on or scheduled by the time of high tide: a tidal ferry. tid′al·ly adv.
What does Doubty mean?
Did you know? Doughty is a persevering English word. ... But over the centuries, the spelling was sometimes confused with that of the now-obsolete word doubty, meaning "full of doubt," and thus, so it is conjectured, we have the pronunciation we use today.