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
If the dumplings are still doughy, cover and continue cooking until finished.
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Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 19 Dec. 2024
If the dumplings are still doughy, cover and continue cooking until finished.
—Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 5 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
If the dumplings are still doughy, cover and continue cooking until finished.
—Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 12 June 2024
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Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 19 Dec. 2024
If the dumplings are still doughy, cover and continue cooking until finished.
—Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 5 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
If the dumplings are still doughy, cover and continue cooking until finished.
—Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 12 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doughy
Adjective
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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
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Smith’s skin took on a new color, one more pallid with a blue, purple undertone.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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The pale, dry, elegant wines reflect the Mediterranean lifestyle of freshness, spontaneity and togetherness, while the native grapes and traditional farming practices give them their balance, delicacy and finesse.—
Lana Bortolot,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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The video opens with Carpenter, dressed to kill in a pale blue skirt suit and sun hat, waking up on the ground from a car crash with her seemingly dead boyfriend in the driver’s seat.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Think rich and almost pasty for spot concealer and something light, fluid, and buildable for circles.—
Petra Guglielmetti,
Glamour,
2 Apr. 2025
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This lotion may be better suited as an overnight treatment than a quick daytime fix because of its pink hue and pasty texture.—
Deanna Pai,
Allure,
23 Dec. 2024
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“Doughy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doughy. Accessed 1 Sep. 2025.
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