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STICK-IN-THE-MUD

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who moves slowly

Example:

in England they call a slowpoke a slowcoach

Synonyms:

plodder; slowcoach; slowpoke; stick-in-the-mud

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("stick-in-the-mud" is a kind of...):

dawdler; drone; laggard; lagger; poke; trailer (someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(used pejoratively) out of fashion; old fashioned

Example:

moss-grown ideas about family life

Synonyms:

fogyish; moss-grown; mossy; stick-in-the-mud; stodgy

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

unfashionable; unstylish (not in accord with or not following current fashion)

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