as in pallid
lacking a healthy skin color
she worried that her husband was very ill when she saw his doughy complexion
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Figure-eight-shaped Philly soft pretzels, dense and doughy and served straight from the oven in take-home paper bags.
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Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Apr. 2020
The thick and doughy crust was one of our faves, but the sauce and cheese are understated.
—cleveland, 10 Mar. 2020
In countries like Ghana, a doughy mush of cassava (or plantains or yams) called fufu goes with most meals.
—Popular Science, 20 Apr. 2020
And, for the Aldi pizza, the comments were all about the crust, which everyone thought was too doughy.
—Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2020
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Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Apr. 2020
The thick and doughy crust was one of our faves, but the sauce and cheese are understated.
—cleveland, 10 Mar. 2020
In countries like Ghana, a doughy mush of cassava (or plantains or yams) called fufu goes with most meals.
—Popular Science, 20 Apr. 2020
And, for the Aldi pizza, the comments were all about the crust, which everyone thought was too doughy.
—Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2020
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“Doughy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doughy. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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