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stodgystodg‧y /ˈstɒdʒi $ ˈstɑː-/ adjective   - Stress, lack of rest and too much stodgy food had made Pauline break out in spots.
- the stodgy banking industry
- The food in Suzie's Cafe tends to be stodgy rather than fresh and light.
- As usual when dealing with her, the poor old royals and their stodgy advisers were left in the dust.
- It was a little stodgy, a little old-fashioned.
- Much existing self-build is stodgy and dull.
- So the stodgy respectability of the official state cinema becomes leavened with curious characters.
- Supposedly, this nomination shows that stodgy, old academy voters are hipper, less traditional, younger.
- The stodgy strands were long and thick and twisted, spotted with mobile gobbets of ketchup.
- This contrasts greatly with another professional publication that I receive which is stodgy and insists on corresponding via an employer's address.
food that makes your stomach feel full► filling food that is filling makes your stomach feel full very quickly, especially when it does not look as though it will: · I'll only give you a small amount of rice because it's quite filling.· Of course I like your chocolate cake, but it's so filling I couldn't possibly eat another piece. ► stodgy food that is stodgy makes you feel full, is bad for your health, and usually has very little taste: · Stress, lack of rest and too much stodgy food had made Pauline break out in spots.· The food in Suzie's Café tends to be stodgy rather than fresh and light. ► heavy food that is heavy makes your stomach feel full and you can feel it lying in your stomach for a long time after you have eaten it: · Some people find wholemeal bread too heavy.· Try to avoid heavy meals late in the evening. ► rich food that is rich contains a lot of cheese, cream, butter, or chocolate, and makes you feel full very quickly: · You mustn't eat too much rich food - it's bad for you.· The meat was browned to perfection and topped with a rich sauce. 1if someone or something is stodgy, they are boring and formal or old-fashioned – used to show disapproval:  a stodgy play2 British English stodgy food is heavy and makes you feel full very quickly – used to show disapproval OPP light—stodginess noun [uncountable] |