What is a synonym for "dough-baked"?

Common synonyms include: half-baked, half-cocked.

Dough-baked

adj, slang

adj, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective

1
Imperfectly baked. not-comparable
"Near-synonym: half-baked"
2
Not brought to perfection; unfinished. colloquial, not-comparable
"Near-synonym: half-baked"
3
Dandy but soft, and thus unmanly; dull-witted. archaic, colloquial, not-comparable
"But as to your milksops, your dough-baked lovers, who stay at home and strut among the women, when glory is to be gained in the martial field; I despise them with all my heart."

Synonyms

All synonyms

half-baked half-cocked

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"But as to your milksops, your dough-baked lovers, who stay at home and strut among the women, when glory is to be gained in the martial field; I despise them with all my heart."

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