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doughy

[ doh-ee ]

adjective

doughier, doughiest.
  1. of or like dough, especially in being soft and heavy or pallid and flabby:

    a doughy consistency; a fat, doughy face.



doughy

/ ˈdəʊɪ /

adjective

  1. resembling dough in consistency, colour, etc; soft, pallid, or flabby
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • doughi·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of doughy1

First recorded in 1595–1605; dough + -y 1
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Example Sentences

They have been described by resident Stan Tobin as doughy - "like someone had tried to bake bread and done a lousy job" - with an odour reminiscent of vegetable oil.

From BBC

Hogan declared Trump a "gladiator," which should be funny applied to a doughy senior citizen caked in make-up, but appears to have been taken at face value by the RNC crowd.

From Salon

He often presents himself in close-up so his doughy features seem warmly welcoming.

There’s a softness to Joe, both in terms of his sweetness and his doughy body, almost as if he didn’t fully develop into a grown-up — no doubt because of what happened to him so young.

Ricotta dumplings chewed stiffly doughy, rather than like tasty, light morsels; accompanying pea pods stayed pleasantly crunchy, but for $28, the mushrooms were scant — and cremini, with morels in season.

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