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STODGY
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Irregular inflected forms: stodgier , stodgiest
I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull
Example:
a stodgy dinner party
Synonyms:
stodgy; stuffy
Classified under:
Similar:
conventional (following accepted customs and proprieties)
Derivation:
stodginess (dull and pompous gravity)
Sense 2
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:
Similar:
unfashionable; unstylish (not in accord with or not following current fashion)
Derivation:
stodginess (dull and pompous gravity)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Heavy and starchy and hard to digest
Example:
a stodgy pudding served up when everyone was already full
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
indigestible (digested with difficulty)
