doughier; doughiest
: resembling dough: such as
a
: not thoroughly baked
doughy bread
b
: unhealthily pale : pasty
a doughy face

Examples of doughy in a Sentence

High humidity can make your loaves turn out doughy. she worried that her husband was very ill when she saw his doughy complexion
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On weekends, lines here are virtually unavoidable, with students, neighbors, and bagel hunters waiting for the slightly doughy bagels with a nice crust that are as big as a hand. Devra Ferst, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2024 If the dumplings are still doughy, cover and continue cooking until finished. Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 12 June 2024 Papo’s is part of a wave of new shops in Britain selling New York-style bagels, distinct for being bigger, doughier and more heavily seasoned than their London counterparts. Jenny Gross, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2024 In the shadow of those juggernauts, however, laid a cache of smaller indie games with their own special soundtracks: the doughy funk-house of the Pizza Tower score, the nostalgic Tamil pop songs of Venba, the restorative beauty of Terra Nil’s ambient music. Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 18 Dec. 2023 See all Example Sentences for doughy 

Word History

First Known Use

1693, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of doughy was in 1693

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“Doughy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doughy. Accessed 10 Dec. 2024.

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