doughy

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

Archived revision by WingerBot (talk | contribs) as of 07:09, 27 August 2022.

(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)

Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

Etymology

From dough +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "RP" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA^(key): /ˈdəʊˌi/
Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "GenAm" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA^(key): /ˈdoʊi/
Rhymes: -əʊi

Adjective

doughy (comparative doughier, superlative doughiest)

Having the characteristics of dough especially in appearance or consistency: as
1. pale and flabby
2. soft and heavy
- 2016, Justin O. Schmidt, The Sting of the Wild, Johns Hopkins University Press, →ISBN, p. 60
  Sweat bee life begins as an egg laid on or near its doughy pollen mass.

Translations

Having the characteristics of dough

Armenian: խմորանման (hy) (xmoranman)
Bulgarian: тестен (testen), клисав (bg) (klisav)
German: teigig, teigartig
Irish: taosach
(deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
Plautdietsch: däjijch
Swedish: degig
Welsh: toesaidd (neutral), toeslyd (negative)
Westrobothnian: Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "gmq-bot" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.

Noun

doughy (plural doughies)

(slang, archaic) A baker.
- 1873, The Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review (page 698)
  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; […]

Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=doughy&oldid=68773781"