单词	stodgy
释义	stodgystodg‧y /ˈstɒdʒi $ ˈstɑː-/ adjective Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES 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. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS 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. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorfood 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]
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