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Meanings of doughy in English

Having the consistency of dough because of insufficient leavening or improper cooking; it's a doughy mess"

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Usage of doughy in English
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Brands with fewer wrappers per pound will cook up thick and doughy.
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2
Wondering what exactly is in the unique version of the doughy staple?
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3
It may feel abnormally warm and doughy, and it may be painful.
Common Diseases of Farm Animals
4
From the door came a smell that was hot, doughy, and pink.
The Beautiful and Damned
5
They are the doughy, well-spoken everymen with guitars, singing emotionally incontinent songs.
The Guardian
6
Not only that, its skin had tone, while the other's was doughy.
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7
The radio was still sending forth the doughy music of the organ.
The Young Lions
8
Beck is the wibbling, doughy face of far-right American paranoia and self-pity.
The Guardian
9
He was no older than thirty with a pleasant, slightly doughy face.
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10
There wasn't even a mouth, just an indentation in the doughy mass.
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11
The third was soft and doughy and stuffed into dark khaki pants.
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12
Heavy and doughy, too much baking powder, or maybe they're even using Bisquick.
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13
They each took another bite; it was a suitably doughy yet flavorful muffin.
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14
They're sprinkled with cinnamon sugar for a crunchy outside and soft, doughy inside.
Ebony
15
They looked spry, surprisingly muscular for someone I had thought of as doughy.
Double Dexter
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Turn it back over and cook until there are no doughy bits remaining.
The Guardian
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