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
Figure-eight-shaped Philly soft pretzels, dense and doughy and served straight from the oven in take-home paper bags.
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Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Apr. 2020
The thick and doughy crust was one of our faves, but the sauce and cheese are understated.
—cleveland, 10 Mar. 2020
In countries like Ghana, a doughy mush of cassava (or plantains or yams) called fufu goes with most meals.
—Popular Science, 20 Apr. 2020
And, for the Aldi pizza, the comments were all about the crust, which everyone thought was too doughy.
—Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2020
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Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Apr. 2020
The thick and doughy crust was one of our faves, but the sauce and cheese are understated.
—cleveland, 10 Mar. 2020
In countries like Ghana, a doughy mush of cassava (or plantains or yams) called fufu goes with most meals.
—Popular Science, 20 Apr. 2020
And, for the Aldi pizza, the comments were all about the crust, which everyone thought was too doughy.
—Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doughy
Adjective
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Similarly, it was called the white plague or white death – due to anemia from the disease, with people appearing pallid or chalky – leading to near-certain death.—
Karen Dobos,
The Conversation,
6 Mar. 2025
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The Russian invasion of Ukraine won Vladimir Putin a certain admiration in countries of the global South, as well as among MAGA Americans, while Joe Biden’s appeals to democratic values seemed pallid and hypocritical.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Later, the abject widow is found huddled with her relatives in the pale curve of an empty swimming pool, a glowing charcoal imbaula nearby to keep them warm.—
Namwali Serpell,
The New Yorker,
25 Mar. 2025
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The color of rhubarb can naturally vary from pale pink to deep red depending on the variety and how it was grown; the deep red stalks will give you the most stunning color, but the green stalks are perfectly tasty as well. Feel free to adjust the amount of sugar in this recipe to your taste.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Concerns over his physical shape had already come to the fore over the summer after paparazzi pictures revealed a pasty complexion and an overweight figure.—
Christiaan Hetzner,
Fortune,
6 Feb. 2023
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Not only are you supposed to use the two-finger rule to measure your SPF accurately, but many of the ones on the market also make a laundry list of promises only to leave you with a pasty white cast or a glob of grease.—
Nerisha Penrose,
ELLE,
31 Dec. 2022
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“Doughy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doughy. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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