Doughily

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a doughy way.

    "Her reactions to the X-rays were very severe, and for the first three or four days after treatment her skin had a positively gray tinge, her face puffing out doughily."

Example

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"Her reactions to the X-rays were very severe, and for the first three or four days after treatment her skin had a positively gray tinge, her face puffing out doughily."

Etymology

From doughy + -ly.

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