Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

doubty

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: doub-ty
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Dubious, doubtful.

Obsolete

adj

Obsolete form of doughty.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"That treated well, of a full noble story Of the doubty waye, to the tower perillous Howe a noble knight, shoulde winne the victory Of many a serpent, fowle and odious"
"he thereto aimed, namely, to be a most doubty and hardy warrior, an excellent orator, a right valiant captaine and commander"
"So, stout, hardy, valiant, doubty, couragious, adventurous, all comprehended under the Latin word (fortis)."

Etymology

From Middle English douti, douty, equivalent to doubt + -y.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: douti

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more doubty (comparative) most doubty (superlative)

Questions

What does doubty mean?: Dubious, doubtful.
Where does doubty come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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