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View usage for: (stɒdʒi) Word forms: comparative stodgier, superlative stodgiest1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]Stodgy food is very solid and heavy. It makes you feel very full, and is difficult to digest. He was disgusted with the stodgy pizzas on sale in London. Synonyms: heavy, filling, substantial, leaden More Synonyms of stodgy 2. graded adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]If you describe someone or something as stodgy, you dislike them or are bored by them because they are very old-fashioned or serious. [disapproval] They're not cultured or interesting, they are boring stodgy old things. More Synonyms of stodgy stodgy in British English (ˈstɒdʒɪ) adjectiveWord forms: stodgier or stodgiest1. (of food) heavy or uninteresting 2. excessively formal and conventional Derived forms stodgily (ˈstodgily) adverb stodginess (ˈstodginess) noun Word origin C19: from stodgestodgy in American English (ˈstɑdʒi) adjectiveWord forms: ˈstodgier or ˈstodgiest1. heavy and unpalatable said of food 2. heavily built; bulky and slow in movement 3. dull; tedious; uninteresting 4. drab, unfashionable, or unattractive 5. stubbornly old-fashioned; narrow and conventional Derived forms stodgily (ˈstodgily) adverb stodginess (ˈstodginess) noun Word origin < stodge + -y 2Examples of 'stodgy' in a sentencestodgy Definition (of food) full of starch and very filling He was disgusted by the stodgy pizzas on sale in London. Synonyms Opposites light , fluffy , insubstantial Definition (of a person) dull, serious, or excessively formal stodgy old fogies Synonyms formalstaid turgid unexciting ho-hum heavy going fuddy-duddy (informal) dull as ditchwater Opposites interesting , exciting , stimulating , lively , fresh , fashionable , trendy (British, informal) , up-to-date , animated , readable Additional synonymsboring television programmes Synonyms uninteresting, dull, tedious, dreary, stale, tiresome, monotonous, old, dead, flat, dry, routine, uninspiring, humdrum, insipid, mind-numbing, unexciting, ho-hum (informal), repetitious, wearisome, unvaried, yawnsome, as dry as dust Definition (of food or a meal) substantial and satisfying a well-spiced and filling meal Synonyms satisfying, heavy, square, substantial, ampleDefinition heavy or sluggish The dull, leaden sickly feeling returned. Synonyms heavy, crushing, oppressive, cumbersome, inert, onerous, burdensome- stockist
- stockpile
- stocky
- stodgy
- stoical
- stoicism
- stoke
Additional synonymsDefinition old-fashioned and very formal stuffy attitudes Synonyms staid, conventional, dull, old-fashioned, deadly (informal), dreary, pompous, formal, prim, stilted, musty, stodgy, uninteresting, humourless, fusty, strait-laced, priggish, as dry as dust, old-fogeyish, niminy-piminy, prim and proper Definition of a considerable size or value That is a very substantial improvement in the current situation. Synonyms big, significant, considerable, goodly, large, important, generous, worthwhile, tidy (informal), ample, sizable or sizeable Definition boring and uninteresting the tedious business of line-by-line programming Synonyms boring, dull, dreary, monotonous, tiring, annoying, fatiguing, drab, banal, tiresome, lifeless, prosaic, laborious, humdrum, uninteresting, long-drawn-out, mind-numbing, irksome, unexciting, soporific, ho-hum (informal), vapid, wearisome, deadly dull, prosy, dreich (Scottish) Definition boring and irritating My neighbour is petty and tiresome. Synonyms boring, annoying, irritating, trying, wearing, dull, tedious, exasperating, monotonous, laborious, uninteresting, irksome, wearisome, vexatiousDefinition not having or showing much imagination Film critics called it a monumentally unimaginative movie. Synonyms unoriginal, banal, uninspired, usual, ordinary, routine, dull, predictable, tame, pedestrian, derivative, commonplace, vanilla (informal), lifeless, prosaic, hackneyed, unromantic, uncreative Definition not particularly good or exciting The script was singularly uninspired. Synonyms unexciting, banal, unimaginative, stock, ordinary, dull, indifferent, commonplace, vanilla (informal), stale, prosaic, uninspiring, humdrum, uninteresting, unoriginal |