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stodgy [ˈstɒdʒɪ] adj stodgier, stodgiest
1. (Cookery) (of food) heavy or uninteresting 2. excessively formal and conventional [from stodge] stodgily adv stodginess n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
stodgy adjective 1. heavy, filling, substantial, leaden, starchy He was disgusted by the stodgy pizzas on sale in London. heavy light, fluffy, insubstantial 2. dull, boring, stuffy, formal, tedious, tiresome, staid, unimaginative, turgid, uninspired, unexciting, ho-hum, heavy going, fuddy-duddy (informal), dull as ditchwater stodgy old fogies dull interesting, exciting, stimulating, lively, fresh, fashionable, trendy (Brit. informal), up-to-date, animated, readable Translations stodgy adj (+er) food → pampig (inf), → schwer; style → schwerfällig; subject → trocken; book → schwer verdaulich; person → langweilig, fad How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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You never exactly knew whether there would be a real meal or just a make-believe, it all depended upon Peter's whim: he could eat, really eat, if it was part of a game, but he could not stodge [cram down the food] just to feel stodgy [stuffed with food], which is what most children like better than anything else; the next best thing being to talk about it. The velocity that stodgy man developed in the interests of a complete stranger earned my warm gratitude--there was something truly cordial in his exertions. |
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