DOUGHY

doughy, soggy

(adjective) having the consistency of dough because of insufficient leavening or improper cooking; “the cake fell; it’s a doughy mess”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

doughy (comparative doughier, superlative doughiest)

Having the characteristics of dough especially in appearance or consistency: as

pale and flabby

soft and heavy

Source: Wiktionary


Dough"y, a.

Definition: Like dough; soft and heavy; pasty; crude; flabby and pale; as, a doughy complexion.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.

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