doughty
The city has retained its doughtily independent character.
He has always doughtily defended her against her critics.
He has been doughtily following a new exercise and diet regime since he had a heart attack.
She has continued to play doughtily despite disappointment and injury.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Strong-willed
adamancy
adamant
adamantine
adamantly
aggressive
gutsily
gutsy
gutty
hard-boiled
hard-headed
pertinaciously
pigheaded
pigheadedly
purposeful
purposefully
ultra-serious
unbending
unbroken
undaunted
unmovable
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