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- [doh-ee]
- /ˈdoʊ i/
- /ˈdəʊ.i/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [doh-ee]
- /ˈdoʊ i/
Definitions of doughy word
- adjective doughy of or like dough, especially in being soft and heavy or pallid and flabby: a doughy consistency; a fat, doughy face. 1
- noun doughy Having the characteristics of dough especially in appearance or consistency: as. 1
- adjective doughy If you describe something as doughy, you mean that it has a fairly soft texture like dough. 0
- adjective doughy resembling dough in consistency, colour, etc; soft, pallid, or flabby 0
- adjective doughy of or like dough; soft, pasty, flabby, etc. 0
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Origin of doughy
First appearance:
before 1595 One of the 38% oldest English words
First recorded in 1595-1605; dough + -y1
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Parts of speech for Doughy
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
doughy popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
doughy usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for doughy
adj doughy
- dull — not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
- drab — dull; cheerless; lacking in spirit, brightness, etc.
- achromatic — without colour
- anemic — Pathology. suffering from anemia.
- ashen — Someone who is ashen looks very pale, especially because they are ill, shocked, or frightened.
adjective doughy
- anaemic — Someone who is anaemic suffers from anaemia.
- colourless — Something that is colourless has no colour at all.
- sticky — having the property of adhering, as glue; adhesive.
- cushioned — provided with cushions
- cosy — A house or room that is cosy is comfortable and warm.
Antonyms for doughy
adj doughy
- motley — exhibiting great diversity of elements: a motley crowd. Synonyms: heterogenous, varied, diverse, mixed, assorted, sundry; incongruous, disparate, diversified, dissimilar, divergent. Antonyms: homogeneous, uniform, identical; similar, like.
- stimulating — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
- vivid — strikingly bright or intense, as color, light, etc.: a vivid green.
- distinctive — serving to distinguish; characteristic; distinguishing: the distinctive stripes of the zebra.
- intense — existing or occurring in a high or extreme degree: intense heat.
Top questions with doughy
- why is my bread doughy in the middle?
- what does doughy mean?
- how to make doughy chocolate chip cookies?
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