doughy

adj, noun — 3 senses

doughy

adj

UK /ˈdəʊˌi/ · US /ˈdoʊi/

Etymology From dough + -y.

› Having the characteristics of dough…

1

Pale and flabby,

2

Soft and heavy.

Sweat bee life begins as an egg laid on or near its doughy pollen mass.2016, Justin O. Schmidt, The Sting of the Wild, Johns Hopkins University Press, →ISBN, page 60:

Derived terms: doughily, doughiness

doughy

noun

Etymology From dough + -y.

1

Archaic, Slang A baker.

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; […]1873, The Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review, page 698:

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