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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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Other 51Թ Forms

  • stodgily adverb
  • stodginess noun
  • ˈٴǻ岵Ա noun
  • ˈٴǻ岵 adverb
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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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This one has shades of the friendly with Gibraltar 12 months ago, which was another stodgy affair and it may be similar this time round at the end of a long season.

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Stingingly, the article shows readers some examples of Hitler’s own work, the rather stodgy and static products of a draftsman who aspires to art.

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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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