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stodgy

[ stoj-ee ]

adjective

stodgier, stodgiest.
  1. heavy, dull, or uninteresting; tediously commonplace; boring:

    a stodgy Victorian novel.

    Synonyms: , ,

    Antonyms: ,

  2. of a thick, semisolid consistency; heavy, as food.
  3. stocky; thick-set.
  4. old-fashioned; unduly formal and traditional:

    a stodgy old gentleman.

  5. dull; graceless; inelegant:

    a stodgy business suit.



stodgy

/ ˈɒɪ /

adjective

  1. (of food) heavy or uninteresting
  2. excessively formal and conventional
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٴǻ岵Ա, noun
  • ˈٴǻ岵, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ٴǻ岵i· adverb
  • ٴǻ岵i·Ա noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of stodgy1

First recorded in 1815–25; stodge + -y 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of stodgy1

C19: from stodge
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Once again Pakistan's fragile and stodgy top order failed to muster the runs which would prove a real challenge to their Indian counterparts.

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They had become stodgy and error-prone until the wee man did his thing and electrified Murrayfield.

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Not across the board, of course — the presenters’ scripts were still stodgy, but when aren’t they?

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Emma-Jean's prediction: Something is telling me this is not going to be a good watch, it could be quite stodgy.

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The hosts struggled with their line and length, failing to take advantage of a pitch that offered more pace and bounce than the stodgy surface in East London.

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