Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivehaving the consistency of dough because of insufficient leavening or improper cooking
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeyǵʰ-
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰóyǵʰos
- Proto-Germanic*daigaz
- Proto-West Germanic*daig
- Old Englishdāg
- Middle Englishdogh
- Englishdough
- Englishdoughy
Translations
Bulgarian тестен, клисав
- тестен (testen)Having the characteristics of dough
- клисав (klisav)Having the characteristics of dough
Czech těstovitý
- těstovitýHaving the characteristics of dough
Dutch deegachtig
- deegachtigHaving the characteristics of dough
French pâteux
- pâteuxHaving the characteristics of dough
German teigig, teigartig
- teigigHaving the characteristics of dough
- teigartigHaving the characteristics of dough
Irish taosach
- taosachHaving the characteristics of dough
Swedish degig
- degigHaving the characteristics of dough
Welsh toesaidd, toeslyd
- toesaiddHaving the characteristics of dough
- toeslydHaving the characteristics of dough
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with doughy
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doughy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doughy
“doughy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doughy. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “doughy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doughy.
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