DOUGHY (doughier, doughiest)

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Irregular inflected forms: doughier    , doughiest   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does doughy mean? 

• DOUGHY (adjective)
  The adjective DOUGHY has 1 sense:

1. having the consistency of dough because of insufficient leavening or improper cooking

  Familiarity information: DOUGHY used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DOUGHY (adjective)

Comparative: doughier   
Superlative: doughiest   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Having the consistency of dough because of insufficient leavening or improper cooking

Synonyms:

doughy; soggy

Context example:

the cake fell; it's a doughy mess

Similar:

heavy (of comparatively great physical weight or density)

Derivation:

dough (a flour mixture stiff enough to knead or roll)

 Context examples 

On the palm were three little pyramids of black, doughy clay.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

This small pellet is, I presume, the black, doughy mass you spoke of.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)