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stodgy
stodgy
/ˈstɑːdʒi/
adjective
Excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull
(
stodgy
,
stuffy
)
excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull
Why is the middle class so stodgy, so utterly without a sense of humor?
why is the middle class so stodgy, so utterly without a sense of humor?
A stodgy dinner party
a stodgy dinner party
(used pejoratively) out of fashion; old fashioned
(
fogyish
,
moss-grown
,
mossy
,
stick-in-the-mud
,
stodgy
,
fogeyish
)
(used pejoratively) out of fashion; old fashioned
Moss-grown ideas about family life
moss-grown ideas about family life
Heavy and starchy and hard to digest
(
stodgy
)
heavy and starchy and hard to digest
Stodgy food
stodgy food
A stodgy pudding served up when everyone was already full
a stodgy pudding served up when everyone was already full
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