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- But the vowel sound in doughty is the same as in doubt, and in fact, over the centuries, doughty ’s spelling was sometimes confused with that of the now obsolete word doubty (“full of doubt”), which could be the reason we have the pronunciation we use today.
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But the vowel sound in doughty is the same as in doubt, and in fact, over the centuries, doughty’s spelling was sometimes confused with that of the now obsolete word doubty (“full of doubt”), which could be the reason we have the pronunciation we use today.
What does the word doughty mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the word doughty . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
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The vowel pronunciation is the sound of the letter, rather than the name of the vowel in the alphabet. Here are some example words that contain a short vowel sound: “Cat”: the “a” is a short vowel sound (/æ/) because it's pronounced quickly and doesn't sound like the letter A when saying the alphabet.