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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Recent Examples of doughy
The palate features flavors of spring honey and crushed cloves, with a doughy sweetness akin to sugar cookie dough.
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Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
If the dumplings are still doughy, cover and continue cooking until finished.
—Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 19 Dec. 2024
Bake by time and by watching for when the cookies are set (in other words, not doughy in the center).
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Dec. 2024
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
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Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
If the dumplings are still doughy, cover and continue cooking until finished.
—Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 19 Dec. 2024
Bake by time and by watching for when the cookies are set (in other words, not doughy in the center).
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Dec. 2024
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doughy
Adjective
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Morfydd Clark, pallid at first, has some emotive scenes at the wedding when Ophelia rails at Hamlet for turning away from her.—
Caryn James,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Aug. 2025
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Yet senior test kitchen editor Jesse Szewczyk recently took one of those pallid lumps and coaxed utter brilliance from it.—
Chris Morocco,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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One moment, the Sound of Sleat is a sheet of silver under a pale sun; the next, wind drives rain sideways into the distillery’s courtyard, rattling the pagoda roof.—
Gina Pace,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Curiosity and possibly even lust play into their first encounter; part of the welcome complexity between this pale-skinned woman of substance and this tall, equally alabaster, formerly dead drink of water is the ambiguity in their initial interactions.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Boat shoes, collared shirt, sunburn, tan around sunglasses, pasty, red hair.—
Julyssa Lopez,
Rolling Stone,
2 Sep. 2025
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Myers, the talent behind Wednesday’s roommate, Enid Sinclair, in the show, conversely, kept a pasty, pale visage, drawing attention to her deep plum lipstick.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Doughy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doughy. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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