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stodginess

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stodg·y  (stj)
adj. stodg·i·er, stodg·i·est
1.
a. Dull, unimaginative, and commonplace.
b. Prim or pompous; stuffy: "Why is the middle-class so stodgyso utterly without a sense of humor!" (Katherine Mansfield). See Synonyms at dull.
2. Indigestible and starchy; heavy: stodgy food.
3. Solidly built; stocky.
[From stodge, thick filling food, from stodge, to cram.]
stodgi·ly adv.
stodgi·ness n.
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Noun1.stodginess - dull and pompous gravity
stuffiness
graveness, gravity, soberness, sobriety, somberness, sombreness - a manner that is serious and solemn
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