doughy

English

Etymology

From dough + -y.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdəʊˌi/
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  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈdoʊi/
  • Rhymes: -əʊi

Adjective

doughy (comparative doughier, superlative doughiest)

  1. Having the characteristics of dough especially in appearance or consistency: as
    1. Pale and flabby,
    2. Soft and heavy.
    • 2016, Justin O. Schmidt, The Sting of the Wild, Johns Hopkins University Press, →ISBN, page 60:
      Sweat bee life begins as an egg laid on or near its doughy pollen mass.

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Translations

Noun

doughy (plural doughies)

  1. (slang, archaic) A baker.
    • 1873, The Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review, page 698:
      The manufactory of sugar is generally in German hands. An attempt has, I believe, been made by Parisian “doughies” to establish a footing in London; []
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