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doughiness

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dough⋅y

  [doh-ee]
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–adjective, dough⋅i⋅er, dough⋅i⋅est.
of or like dough, esp. in being soft and heavy or pallid and flabby: a doughy consistency; a fat, doughy face.
Origin:
1595–1605; dough + -y 1

Related forms:
dough⋅i⋅ness, noun
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dough·y   (dō'ē)   
adj.   dough·i·er, dough·i·est
Having the consistency or appearance of dough.
dough'i·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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