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   stodgy

   /ˈstɒdʒi/

   adjective

   • 1. (of food) heavy, filling, and high in carbohydrates: British "he loves stodgy puddings" Similar indigestiblestarchyfillingheavysolidsubstantiallumpyleadenOpposite lightfluffy
   • ▪ dull and uninspired; lacking originality or excitement: British "some of the material is rather stodgy and top-heavy with facts" Similar boringdulluninterestingdrearydeadlyprosaicstaidsedatestuffypompousconventionalinformal:fuddy-duddysquareboringdulldeadly dulldull as ditchwateruninterestingdrearyturgidtediousdrywearisomeheavy-goingunimaginativeuninspiredunexcitingunoriginalderivativemonotonoushumdrumlabouredwoodenponderousploddingpedanticbanalverboseOpposite interestinglively

   Derivatives

   • 1. stodginess noun
   • 2. stodgily adverb

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   What does stodgy food mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! STODGY definition: 1. Stodgy food is heavy and unhealthy, sometimes in an unpleasant way: 2. boring, serious, and…. Learn more.

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   What does stodgy mean?

   • : moving in a slow struggling way especially as a result of physical bulkiness : very old-fashioned in attitude or point of view Nglish: Translation of stodgy for Spanish Speakers Love words? Need even more definitions? Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

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   How do you describe a stodgy person?

   • If you describe someone or something as stodgy, you dislike them or are bored by them because they are very old-fashioned or serious. They're not cultured or interesting, they are boring stodgy old things. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. Collins English Dictionary.

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   What was a stodgy family like?

   • They were strict and stodgy, and their children were raised according to old-fashioned norms of childhood, religion, class -- and, especially, gender. Its stodgy steel body negotiated difficult hill terrain and withstood potholed roads in towns and cities without a whimper. Its recipes are classic without being stodgy.

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   Stodgy means heavy, unhealthy, boring, or formal. Learn how to use this informal adjective in different contexts with examples and synonyms from the Cambridge Dictionary.

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     STODGY meaning: 1. Stodgy food is heavy and unhealthy,...

   • Znaczenie Stodgy, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     stodgy definicja: 1. Stodgy food is heavy and unhealthy,...

   • Indonesian Translation

     stodgy translate: mengandung makanan keras, tidak menarik....

   • Stodgy Spanish Translation

     STODGY translate: pesado, feculento, aburrido, pesado,...

   • Stodgy: French Translation

     STODGY translate: lourd, sans imagination. Learn more in the...

   • Stodgy: German Translation

     stodgy translate: schwerverdaulich, schwerfällig. Learn more...

   • Stodgy: Thai Translation

     stodgy translate: ที่ย่อยไม่ได้, น่าเบื่อ. Learn more in the...

   • Vietnamese Translation

     stodgy translate: khó tiêu, nặng bụng, không sống động, tẻ...

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   Sep 2, 2014 · Stodgy means boring, serious, and formal, or heavy and unhealthy food. Learn how to use this informal adjective in different contexts and languages with Cambridge Dictionary.

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   Stodgy means heavy, dull, or uninteresting; tediously commonplace; boring. It can also describe food that is thick and semisolid, or people who are old-fashioned, formal, and inelegant. See the origin, usage, and related words of stodgy.

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   adjective. excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull. “why is the middle class so stodgy, so utterly without a sense of humor?” “a stodgy dinner party” synonyms: stuffy. conventional. following accepted customs and proprieties. adjective. (used pejoratively) out of fashion; old fashioned.

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   Stodgy means heavy, dull, or uninteresting, especially of food or old-fashioned things. Learn more about its word forms, pronunciation, and usage with Collins English Dictionary.

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   Stodgy means heavy and making you feel very full, or serious and boring. Learn how to use this informal adjective with pictures, pronunciation and usage notes.