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
Everyone will love the soft, doughy texture and the sprinkling of seeds or salt on top.
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Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Sep. 2025
As for the kolaches, the Thomas family puts their own spin on these doughy pastries that originally came over with Czech settlers in the 1800s.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2025
Head to the sunny terrace for crêpe-like regag and doughy saj bread filled with egg, cheese, thyme, or honey, washed down with cardamom milk tea.
—Nicola Chilton, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2022
Food extruders, which have been producing breakfast cereals, pasta, snacks, and pet foods for decades, use high pressures and temperatures to squeeze a doughy mixture through a tube.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 June 2018
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Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Sep. 2025
As for the kolaches, the Thomas family puts their own spin on these doughy pastries that originally came over with Czech settlers in the 1800s.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2025
Head to the sunny terrace for crêpe-like regag and doughy saj bread filled with egg, cheese, thyme, or honey, washed down with cardamom milk tea.
—Nicola Chilton, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2022
Food extruders, which have been producing breakfast cereals, pasta, snacks, and pet foods for decades, use high pressures and temperatures to squeeze a doughy mixture through a tube.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 June 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doughy
Adjective
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Out of the bloodstains shone a pair of bright blue eyes, and a heart was beating under the pallid skin that looked several sizes too big.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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Three weeks after that hit that sent a crowd of 75,261 at Empower Field into a pallid silence, Bryant is ever the same.—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
17 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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These pale pink nails are accented with jade motifs, bright red strokes, and plum blossoms to signal hope and renewal.—
Odeya Pinkus,
InStyle,
7 Feb. 2026
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The striking look, from Erdem’s fall 2026 collection, centered on a pale pink gown with crystal embroidery and an explosive tulle skirt—replete with a matching pink tulle veil.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The homeowners’ cheery red faces transformed to pasty white.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Feb. 2026
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The homeowners’ cheery red faces transformed to pasty white.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Doughy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doughy. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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