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doughy

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dough·y  (d)
adj. dough·i·er, dough·i·est
Having the consistency or appearance of dough.
doughi·ness n.
doughy [ˈdəʊɪ]
adj doughier, doughiest
(Cookery) resembling dough in consistency, colour, etc.; soft, pallid, or flabby
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.doughy - having the consistency of dough because of insufficient leavening or improper cookingdoughy - having the consistency of dough because of insufficient leavening or improper cooking; "the cake fell; it's a doughy mess"
soggy
heavy - of comparatively great physical weight or density; "a heavy load"; "lead is a heavy metal"; "heavy mahogany furniture"
Translations
doughy [ˈdəʊɪ] ADJ → pastoso
doughy
adj
consistency → zäh, teigig; (pej) bread → klitschig, nicht durchgebacken
(pej) complexion → käsig
doughy [ˈdəʊɪ] adj (bread) → molliccio/a (fig) (complexion) → pallidino/a
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