Doughty and Mousy

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Doughty adjective - Feeling or displaying no fear by temperament.

Usage example: the doughty heroes of old

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Mousy is an antonym for doughty.

Nearby Word: doughtily

Mousy adjective - Easily frightened.

Usage example: a mousy little girl who hid behind her mother the entire time we were there

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Doughty is an antonym for mousy.

Nearby Words: mouse, mousey, mousing

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