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doughtily

doughtily adverb: in a doughty manner.

Adverb

doughtily (comparative more doughtily, superlative most doughtily)

  1. In a doughty manner.
    • Her loyal subjects need her, and so she doughtily broods on.2007 May 15, Natalie Angier, “In Hive or Castle, Duty Without Power”, in New York Times

Forms of doughtily

comparativemore doughtily
superlativemost doughtily

Origin of doughtily

From doughty + -ly.

Questions about doughtily

What does doughtily mean?
Doughtily means in a doughty manner.
What part of speech is doughtily?
Doughtily is an adverb.

Words near doughtily in the dictionary

  1. dought
  2. Doughtie
  3. doughtier
  4. doughties
  5. doughtiest
  6. doughtily
  7. doughtiness
  8. doughts
  9. doughty
  10. Doughtys
  11. doughy

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